Overview
- The stabbing took place at around 3.40pm on Thursday, June 25, and left a man in his 60s with stab wounds to his shoulder and ribcage who remains in hospital in a serious but stable condition.
- Merseyside Police arrested a 40-year-old man from Noctorum on suspicion of Section 18 assault and he remains in custody for questioning.
- Detectives established a large cordon across the parade of shops on Hoole Road, temporarily closing a Co-op, Sayers, a pharmacy and a chip shop while officers processed the scene.
- Section 18 is the charge for grievous bodily harm with intent, a serious offence that frames the ongoing investigation and underlines the force’s appeal for witnesses.
- Police have asked anyone who was on Hoole Road at about 3.40pm to contact the Merseyside Police social media desk, call 101 quoting log 856 of 25 June, or give information anonymously to Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.