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Second man charged with Michael Toohey murder

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Published: 14:34 09/06/2022

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Detectives investigating the murder of 18-year-old Michael Toohey in Liverpool city centre have charged a second man with his murder.

Michael, of Oil Street, Liverpool sadly passed away following an assault at an internet café on London Road at around 5.50pm on Saturday 16 April.

A post mortem confirmed he died from multiple injuries.

Michael Williams, 24 years, of Carlake Grove was arrested and subsequently charged yesterday (Wednesday 8 June) with the murder. He has been remanded into custody to appear at Liverpool Magistrates Court today (Thursday 9 June).

Anthony Williams, 31, of Hillbrook Drive, Walton was arrested and charged with murder on 17 May, and following an appearance at Liverpool Magistrates Court that day, he was further remanded to appear at Liverpool Crown Court on 14 November.

A total of 10 people – including the two charged – have now been arrested on suspicion of Michael Toohey’s murder.

They are: 

• A 20-year-old man from Kirkby has been conditionally bailed
• A 14-year-old male from Liverpool has been conditionally bailed
• A 15-year-old male from Liverpool has been conditionally bailed
• A 33-year-old man of no fixed address has been conditionally bailed
• A 14-year-old male from Liverpool has been conditionally bailed
• A 25-year-old man from Kirkby has been conditionally bailed
• A 25-year-old man from Kirkby has been conditionally bailed
• A 19-year-old man from Kirkby has been conditionally bailed

A 34-year-old woman from Fazakerley remains on bail following her arrest on suspicion of assisting an offender.

Anyone with information on this incident can contact @MerPolCC, 101 or @CrimestoppersUK, anonymously on 0800 555 111 with reference 22000261976.

Anyone with any footage, can upload this to be viewed by police via the following link to the NICE website https://unitedkingdom1cpp-portal.digital-policing.co.uk/merseyside/appeal/assistance-required-in-relation-to-an-incident-on-london-road

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