A man living in a block of flats in Southport was woken up by police banging on his door as they found a dead body upstairs.
Merseyside Police confirmed they have launched a murder investigation after officers found a 57-year-old's body at a flat on Bath Street in Southport last night. Following the discovery, a 51-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of murder.
One man who lives in the basement flat, Sam Alsale, told the ECHO he was woken up around 8pm yesterday (Sunday, July 24) by police banging on his door. He was told he had to leave the block but then had to leave for work. As he left he was asked to hand over his keys and as of 10.45am today he still hadn't been let back into his own home.
