A man has been arrested on suspicion of murder and attempted murder in connection with the killing of nine-year-old Olivia Pratt-Korbel. The 34-year-old man from Liverpool is in custody where he is being questioned by detectives, Merseyside Police said.
A 41-year-old man from Knowsley has been arrested on suspicion of assisting an offender and is also in custody. The men were arrested in the Runcorn area in the early hours of Sunday.
Later on Sunday, police said officers executed warrants at two addresses in the Liverpool area and arrested a 29-year-old man on suspicion of assisting an offender. He is in police custody where he is being questioned by detectives.