We have charged a man with murder following an incident in Tuebrook on Sunday (15th May).
At just after 6.50pm officers received a report of a disturbance inside a flat on Newsham Drive.
Emergency services attended but despite the efforts of paramedics 49 year-old Derek Burns was sadly pronounced dead at the scene. A post mortem revealed he died from a stab wound to the chest.
Jeffrey Kelly, 56, of Newsham Drive, has been charged with his murder and remanded into custody to appear at Liverpool, Knowsley, Sefton and St Helens adult remand court today, Tuesday 17th May.
Anyone who has any information which could assist the investigation 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
