Merseyside must be “more resolute, more determined, and collectively raise our game” in a bid to end violence that devastated communities last year, according to the region’s police and crime commissioner.
Our area was rocked by a series of five murders in the last 12 months, despite Merseyside recording its lowest rate of firearms discharges for more than two decades. Earlier this week, Connor Chapman was found guilty of the murder of one of four women and girls killed in the last year, 26-year-old Elle Edwards.
In her annual report, Emily Spurrell, Merseyside Police and Crime Commissioner said the killings across the region had marked “devastating, unthinkable lows” for our communities.
