A woman has been found dead in the Adelphi Hotel as three people have been arrested on suspicion of murder.
Merseyside Police rushed to to the hotel in Liverpool city centre at around 6.37am following concerns for a woman's safety. Once at the scene, officers found the body of a 22-year-old woman in a room at the hotel.
A 26-year-old man, from Seacombe; a 46-year-old man from Liverpool and a 49-year-old man from Widnes have been arrested on suspicion of murder in connection with the incident, but detectives are "keeping an open mind".
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Officers say they are in the process of identifying the woman's next of kin and enquiries into the incident are ongoing.
Detective Chief Inspector Lynsay Armbruster, said: “We are in the very early stages of the investigation, and are trying to determine the circumstances around the young woman's death. I would appeal to anyone who was in the hotel in the early hours of this morning who may have seen, or heard anything, at all to come forward.
“CCTV enquiries are ongoing and I would appeal to anyone with any information to please get in touch.”
If you have any information that could help police with this investigation contact Merseyside Police social media desk via Twitter @MerPolCC or Facebook Merseyside Police CC. You can also call 101 quoting incident reference 0229 of 10 September, or contact the independent charity Crimestoppers anonymously, on 0800 555 111 or via their online form at: https://crimestoppers-uk.org/give-information/give-information.
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