Man charged in connection with murder of Connor Dockerty in Huyton

Detectives investigating the murder of 23-year-old Connor Dockerty in Huyton have charged a man with assisting an offender.

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.

43-year-old John Batey has been charged with assisting an offender and will next appear at Liverpool and Knowsley Magistrates Court on Wednesday 7 July.

A 16-year-old male has previously been charged with manslaughter; and a 14-year-old male has previously been charged with murder. Both are remanded in 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 April 19.

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 reference 21000249425.