Police have named a man who is suspected of stabbing a man to death.
Officers were called to reports of a disturbance inside a flat on Newsham Drive, Tuebrook, on Sunday, May 15. Emergency services found 49-year-old Derek Burns dead at the scene.
A post mortem has since revealed Mr Burns died from a stab wound to the chest. Detectives arrested a 56-year-old man at the scene.
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Jeffrey Kelly, of Newsham Drive, has been charged with murder and remanded into custody to appear at Liverpool, Knowsley, Sefton and St Helens adult remand court today, Tuesday, May 17.
After launching the murder investigation, Detective Inspector Catherine Cox said: "Our thoughts first and foremost are with the victim’s family this evening. His death will of course have come as huge shock to them, as well as the wider Tuebrook community.
"If you were in the area of Newsham Drive at around 6.50pm this evening and witnessed anything or anyone suspicious, then please get in touch. All information you hold could be vital to our enquiries." Anyone who has any information which could assist the investigation are asked to contact @MerPolCC on Twitter or ‘Merseyside Police Contact Centre’ on Facebook or call 101 with the reference 22000334164.
You can also call Crimestoppers, anonymously on 0800 555 111, or their online form at https://crimestoppers-uk.org/give-information/forms/give-information-anonymously
