Man Charged With Murder of Southport Gran

A man's appeared before St Helens magistrates this morning, charged on suspicion of murdering a Southport Gran.

Published 14th Sep 2015

51-year-old Ian Gordon of Royal Terrace in Southport has been remanded in custody after appearing before St Helen's magistrates today (Monday 14th September).

He was charged on suspicion of murder in connection with the death of a Southport Grandmother.

47-year-old Anne Marrie Cropper was found dead at her flat in Royal Terrace, Southport in the early hours of Thursday morning.

A post-mortem revealed she died from head and chest injuries

Over the weekend her family paid tribute to her saying;

  • "Our mum was an amazing loving lady who left us all too soon. Her smile and laughs will be greatly missed by all.*

"A much loved daughter, sister, mother and grandma."