A man has been charged with holding a woman prisoner and possession of a weapons after a block of flats were evacuated for several hours last week.
Merseyside Police surrounded Hale Court on Earp Street, Garston, at around lunchtime on Thursday, April 20, after reports a man had attacked a woman and doused a flat in petrol. According to witnesses, the victim escaped out of a window, but the suspect remained in the flat.
A large section of Seddon Road was cordoned off, while Earp Street was closed up to the junction with Bennett Street. Crews from Merseyside Fire and Rescue Service attended the scene, and all residents in the flats were prevented from returning until the evening.
