14 year old boy charged with murder over Huyton stabbing
Connor Dockerty, 23, died after being stabbed in chest
Last updated 24th Apr 2021
Detectives investigating the murder of 23-year-old Connor Dockerty in Huyton have charged a teenager.
At around 8pm on Monday 19 April, emergency services were called to Kingsway after reports Connor had received stab wounds to his chest. Connor was taken to hospital where he sadly died. Three boys and a girl were subsequently arrested and taken into custody for questioning.
A 14-year-old boy has been charged with murder, and remanded in custody to appear at Liverpool and Knowsley Magistrates Court on Saturday 24 April.
A 15-year-old boy and 15-year-old girl arrested on suspicion of murder have both been released on conditional bail.
A 15-year-old boy arrested on suspicion of murder has been released with no further action.
An investigation is ongoing and detectives are continuing to appeal for anyone who has any information to come forward.
Detective Chief Inspector Siobhan Gainer said: "Extensive enquiries continue and I want to ask again for any witnesses to the incident who have yet to come forward to do so. We also need to speak to anyone who may have seen a red mountain bike with black wheels being ridden in the area at the time of the offence.
“Anyone with CCTV, dashcam or video/mobile footage from the Kingsway or Liverpool Road area at around 8pm on Monday night could also hold vital information, so please get in touch.”
Anyone who would like to upload footage to help with our investigation can use our Major Incident Portal by clicking on 'Merseyside Police' and the 'Kingsway murder Huyton' icon. They can also message us in confidence via the portal: Public Portal (mipp.police.uk)
Anyone with information can also DM @MerPolCC on Twitter, call 101, or call Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111 quoting log 1004 of 19 April.