Overview
- Merseyside Police charged Mason Breen, 20, with grievous bodily harm with intent and knife possession over the Breck Road stabbing in Anfield, and he was remanded to appear at Liverpool Magistrates’ Court on December 24.
- A man in his 20s remains in a life‑threatening condition after a shooting on Wordsworth Road in Willenhall, with men aged 50 and 27 arrested on suspicion of attempted murder as officers conduct door‑to‑door and CCTV inquiries.
- A 55‑year‑old pedestrian died after being struck by a black Mini Cooper on Marine Drive in Southport, and the driver stopped at the scene and is assisting the investigation.
- Four people, including an eight‑year‑old boy, were taken to hospital after a two‑car collision on the East Lancashire Road in Croxteth, with both drivers seriously injured and the eastbound carriageway still closed for forensic work on December 25.
- Separate murder inquiries include the arrest of a 23‑year‑old following a fatal stabbing in Small Heath, Birmingham, and a 49‑year‑old detained after a man in his 40s was found dead in a Syston flat, while Coventry and Chorlton assaults remain under investigation.