Posted: Wed 17th Jul 2019

Two people arrested in Deeside on suspicion of murdering a Merseyside man

News and Info from Deeside, Flintshire, North Wales
This article is old - Published: Wednesday, Jul 17th, 2019

Police have arrested two men on suspicion of the murder of 21-year-old Merseyside man James Halewood. [pictured above] ‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​

Merseyside police said a 26-year-old man from Kirkby and a 23-year-old man from Ellesmere Port were arrested on suspicion of murder on Tuesday 16 July. ‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​

Police confirmed the pair were arrested in the Garden City area of Deeside, according to North Wales Live. ‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​

They have been taken to a police station in Merseyside to be interviewed. ‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​

Officers were called to Broad Lane in Kirkby at around 12.50pm on July 7 where they found James Halewood who had been stabbed. ‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​

He was taken to hospital where he sadly died as a result of his injuries. ‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​

A Home Office post mortem confirmed the cause of death was a single stab wound. ‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​

Anyone with information is asked to contact Merseyside Police social media desk via Twitter @MerPolCC or Facebook Merseyside Police CC. ‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​

You can also call 101 quoting incident reference 19100362642 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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