15 year old boy charged over Huyton stabbing

Connor Dockerty died last month after being stabbed

Connor Dockerty
Author: Claire HannahPublished 14th May 2021

Detectives investigating the murder of 23-year-old Connor Dockerty in Huyton charged a 15 year-old boy with manslaughter.

At around 8pm on Monday 19 April, emergency services were called to Kingsway after reports Connor had received stab wounds to his chest. He was taken to hospital where he sadly died.

A 15-year-old male has been charged with manslaughter. He has been remanded in custody to appear in court on Friday 14th May.

A 15 year-old girl has now been released without charge.

A 14-year-old boy was previously charged with murder and remanded into custody.

We are continuing to appeal for anyone with information about the incident to contact us, in particular anyone with CCTV, dashcam or video/mobile footage from the Kingsway or Liverpool Road area from around 8pm on 19th April.

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)