Good evening, these are the latest ECHO headlines on Wednesday, October 26.
Man in serious condition after being hit by car
A man in his 40s is in serious condition in hospital after being hit by a car.
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Merseyside Police were called to Derby Road, near the junction of Bankfield Street, Bootle, at 6.50pm on Wednesday, October 26 following reports of a crash. Once at the scene officers found a blue Ford C-Max and a man, believed to be in his 40s were involved in a crash.
The man, who was walking on the road at the time, suffered a serious leg injury and was rushed to hospital by the North West Ambulance Service.
Rapist still walking streets month after Royal Liverpool Hospital car park attack
A rapist is still walking the streets one month after a woman was attacked and raped by a stranger in a hospital multi-storey car park.
Merseyside Police received reports a woman was sexually assaulted in the Royal Liverpool Hospital 's NCP multi-storey car park on Sunday, September 18. Officers believe the attack happened between 10.30am and 1pm and the offender was a complete stranger to the victim.
Staff at The Royal Liverpool Hospital were sent an email on September 22 confirming an incident had happened in the car park and asked all members of staff to wear name tags and remain vigilant. They also said the trust had stepped up security.
One month on from the horrific sex attack, police are appealing to anyone who saw anything suspicious, have dashcam or CCTV footage from the area between 10.30am and 1pm, or anybody with information to come forward.
Greedy carer lied about visiting home where woman was left to die alone
A carer lied about visiting the home of a "vulnerable" woman in her final days, leaving her to die from covid in conditions described as "an utter disgrace".
Miya James, 25, was due to attend the home of a 71-year-old woman on January 24 and 25, 2021. The woman was suffering from Covid -19, had recently been discharged from Whiston Hospital and suffered from mobility problems which meant she could not come down stairs.
James failed to attend three of the four visits she was scheduled to undertake across those two days, but she falsely logged her attendance on the company's system in an attempt to get paid. The woman was pronounced dead on January 25.
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