Man charged with murder of Elle Edwards in Wallasey on Christmas Eve

13 January 2023 , 00:57

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A man has been charged with the murder of Elle Edwards, who died in Wallasey on Christmas Eve (Image: PA)

A man has been charged with the murder of Elle Edwards in Wallasey on Christmas Eve.

Connor Chapman, 22, of Houghton Road, Woodchurch also faces charges of two counts of attempted murder and three counts of unlawful and malicious wounding with intent to do grievous bodily harm, possession of a firearm with intent to endanger life.

He has been given additional charges of possession of ammunition with intent to endanger life and handling stolen goods, which has been named as a Mercedes A Class.

Merseyside Police said Chapman has been remanded in custody to appear at Wirral Adult Remand Court on Friday.

An investigation continues. Police have asked the public to use their Public Portal at mipp.police.uk if they have information, CCTV or dashcam and mobile phone footage, which they can upload directly to the investigation team.

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A flood of tributes have been paid to 26-year-old beautician Ms Edwards after her passing on December 24, with friends and members of her family speaking movingly of her character.

Tributes were paid to Ms Edwards after she died on December 24 (PA)

Elle was described as "beautiful inside and out" by her sister Lucy, who shared a heartbreaking Instagram post on New Year's Day.

She wrote: "I miss you so much sis. Elle May…you are and will always be my best friend, side kick, partner in crime, soul mate and big sister.

"You are beautiful inside and out, you are the kindest person ever and you wanted nothing but the best for me.

"I miss everything about you, especially our daily catch ups, our long drives, we’d blast the music and sing so loud that people in traffic would be laughing at us, but we were always in our own bubble and we didn’t care, and I will miss travelling and seeing new places with you.

"I should not be waking up this morning on New Year’s Day without you, we should be dancing and singing this morning whilst we got ready to go out."

Benedict Tetzlaff-Deas