Woman found dead in house in 'unexplained circumstances' as police swarm home
Police and forensics have swarmed a road in Kirkby after a woman was reportedly found dead in a house.
Officers were called to reports of a woman having been found unconscious in a house on Roughwood Drive in Kirkby at around 5.20pm on Sunday, it's been claimed. Pictures of the scene showed a row of houses cordoned off from the pavement, with police attention focussing on one house in particular. A police scientific support unit and several more officers were also seen on Roughwood Drive.
Her next of kin have been notified. Chief Inspector Colin Dyer told the LiverpoolEcho: “We are carrying out a number of lines of enquiry as we seek to establish what has taken place. Witness enquiries are being carried out in the local area and we are examining local CCTV and Ring doorbell footage to build a picture of what has happened. We would ask anyone who was in the area of Roughwood Drive this afternoon who saw or heard anything to contact us as a matter of urgency.”
Anyone with information is asked to DM @MerPolCC or call 101 quoting log 620 of January 21.