Moreton murder inquiry: Man, 79, held after woman shot

A 79-year-old antheral has been arrested implicit the fatal shooting of a woman, accidental police.

The assemblage of the woman, believed to beryllium successful her 50s, was recovered by officers successful a location connected Meadowbrook Road, Moreton, astatine astir 01:45 BST, Merseyside Police said.

They said she had "an wounded to her thorax accordant with a gunshot wound".

The arrested man, who was known to the woman, was detained connected suspicion of murder. He remains successful custody.

Police are appealing for anyone with accusation to interaction them.

Ch Insp Derek Riley said: "Although a antheral has been arrested pursuing the tragic decease of this pistillate successful Moreton, we are inactive successful the precise aboriginal stages of our probe and inquiries into the incidental are inactive ongoing successful the area.

"I would inquire anyone who was successful the country of Meadowbrook Road successful the precise aboriginal hours of [Sunday] greeting who saw oregon heard anything, oregon thinks they person captured thing important connected their doorbell camera oregon dashcam, to interaction america arsenic a substance of urgency."

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