Communities were left shaken after four stabbings and one shooting in Merseyside in just a week.
Families across the region were torn apart as a man and a woman were found dead in their own homes within the space of a week. The first incident took place on Sunday, October 30 when police rushed to a house on Meadowbrook Road in Moreton, Wirral, at around 1.45am following reports of a shooting.
A second incident saw police scramble to Bridge Road in Litherland after reports of a man being stabbed in the chest. Later on Sunday, at around 4.35pm police were scrambled following reports of a teenager being stabbed on Devon Gardens, off Old Chester Road in Rock Ferry.