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Police Make Fresh Arrests and Probe New Collisions Across Merseyside and Bolton

Detectives say inquiries remain active with appeals for CCTV, dashcam and doorbell footage.

Overview

  • After the Leasowe assault on Reeds Lane, Merseyside Police reported three arrests, with two suspects released on conditional bail and a 25-year-old man still in custody on suspicion of wounding and possessing an offensive weapon.
  • A man slashed in the Leasowe incident has been discharged from hospital, as officers continue CCTV, forensic and door-to-door inquiries.
  • In Maghull, a pedestrian in his 50s suffered serious injuries after a collision with a black Land Rover on Station Road; the driver stopped and assisted police as road closures were put in place.
  • In Wallasey, a 13-year-old girl sustained a serious collarbone injury after being struck by a black Mitsubishi on Liscard Road, and a 48-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of drug driving.
  • Greater Manchester Police are investigating a Moor Lane collision in Bolton that left a man in his 20s with serious and potentially life-threatening injuries, and Merseyside Police continue to appeal for information after a Bootle hit-and-run on Earl Road.