Overview
- A group forced entry to a flat on Muirhead Avenue in Liverpool in the early hours of 15 October 2024 to steal drugs and cash and Paul Foster was fatally stabbed during the robbery.
- Investigators later reopened interviews and on 8 October 2025 a co‑defendant named Zayd Alasaly, with cell‑site data linking his phone to the getaway vehicle and route used that night.
- A jury returned verdicts on 18–19 May 2026 that found Zayd Alasaly and Michael Fields guilty of murder and possession of a bladed article while three co‑defendants were convicted of manslaughter and robbery.
- Sentencing took place on Thursday, May 21, 2026 with Alasaly and Fields given life terms with 30‑year minimums and the others jailed for 16–18 years; seized cash will be donated under Operation Payback.
- Evidence at trial included a blood‑stained part of an air pistol recovered at the flat, conflicting witness accounts, and the missing knife, and the judge said the case showed how group drug‑fuelled robberies can lead to lethal outcomes.