A handgun found stashed in a Nike bag in a cemetery is not linked to the murders of Olivia Pratt-Korbel, Ashley Dale or Sam Rimmer, police have confirmed.
The Glock semi-automatic gun, found with a quantity of bullets and a magazine, was spotted by a member of the public among gravesites in West Derby Cemetery, Lower House Lane, at around 1.15pm on October 18. The discovery led to an extensive search of the cemetery site, with hundreds of graves cordoned off.
The seizure had raised hopes that the weapon may be a crucial piece of evidence in the three fatal shootings that stunned Liverpool in August.
