The family of a former Merseyside Police officer who was stabbed to death have described him as a "true gentleman".
Andrew McDiarmid, known to his friends as Andy, died at a house on Oldfield Way in Heswall after sustaining critical injuries.
Officers were called to a property on Oldfield Way at around 8.45pm on Monday, January 24 and found Mr McDiarmid with serious injuries. He died at the scene.
