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Appeal for information following disturbance in Liverpool City Centre
MERSEYSIDE Police are appealing for witnesses following a large scale disturbance within Liverpool City Centre, on:- Wednesday, 27 December 2023, in which three men were injured.
At around:- 5.30am, Merseyside Police located a 21 year old man at the junction of:- Church Street and Whitechapel, in Liverpool City Center, with stab wounds to the chest. Officers gave medical assistance to the man and he was taken to Hospital where he remains in a critical, but stable condition. A further 2 males self presented at Hospital with injuries. 1 of the males, also aged 21, had a stab wound to the back and is stable in Hospital. A 3rd male, aged 23, also suffered a laceration to the head. It is believed the injuries are linked to a disturbance involving 2 groups of males who left the Safe House Bar, onto Peter Street, Liverpool, a short time earlier. An investigation is ongoing and CCTV, witness and forensic enquiries are being carried out. Local businesses and City Centre partners have been spoken to in order to offer reassurance and a Mobile Police Station is currently in place in Lord Street, Liverpool. Members of the public are invited to speak to Officers if they have any questions or concerns. Detective Chief Inspector Tony Roberts said:- "We know that there were vehicles and pedestrians in the area of Peter Street who may have witnessed the disturbance and we would appeal to anyone who was in the area to come forward. I would ask taxi and delivery drivers to check their dashcams to see if they captured anything significant and members of the public to come forward if they captured any photographs or video footage on their mobile phones. Knife crime has no place on the streets of Merseyside and we are committed to finding the people who choose to carry knives. We need the public to speak to their family and friends and make it socially unacceptable for them to even think of carrying weapons. While people may be concerned when they hear of incidents such as this I want to reiterate that Merseyside has seen a 22% decrease in knife crime in:- 2022 to 2023, compared to the previous year, the 2nd highest reduction of any county nationally and the force remains determined to further reduce knife crime and the devastating impact it has on individuals, families, and the wider community. We aim to do this through working with partners, educating people, and using robust policing methods including dispersal zones, stop searches, and Serious Violence Reduction Orders (SVRO)." Anyone with information is asked to DM @MerPolCC or contact Crimestoppers UK anonymously on:- 0800555111 quoting reference 23001323831.
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