Teenager arrested following stabbing in Stockbridge Village

We have arrested a teenager on suspicion of attempted murder following a stabbing in Stockbridge Village on Friday.

At around 3.45pm, emergency services were called to Woodfarm Hey after a 15-year-old boy had been being stabbed. He was taken to hospital where he remains in a serious but stable condition.

A 17-year-old boy from Liverpool has now been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder. He has been conditionally bailed whilst the investigation continues.

There has been an increased policing presence in Knowsley over the weekend with two Section 60 Orders introduced in the Stockbridge Village area and Huyton to give officers additional powers to search people who are suspected of involvement in criminality and disorder.

The Order in Huyton was on the back of an injury shooting when a 19-year-old man was shot on the same evening (Friday 7 November) outside an address on Manley Road. He remains in hospital in a serious but stable condition.

These Orders will remain in place until 3.59pm this afternoon (Monday 10 November) when high-visibility patrols will continue to offer reassurance to communities.

Some of the positive results from over the weekend include:

• On Sunday 9 November at around 1.30am, officers stopped a Ford Focus on Tarbock Road and following a search of the vehicle they found two lock knives. A 24-year-old man from Huyton was arrested on suspicion of possession of a knife/blade/sharp pointed article in a public place. He has been bailed pending further inquiries.  
• A man was stop checked and it was found he was wanted in connection to burglaries in Waterloo, Sefton. He was arrested and later charged. Luke O’Shaughnessy, 42, of Greenfield Walk, in Huyton, has been charged with four counts of burglary. He is due to appear at South Sefton Magistrate’s Court today.
• A man was stopped and searched near Tarbock Road, in Huyton, on Sunday and a knife was recovered. The man was arrested and remains in police custody for questioning.
• 123 stop searches were conducted over the weekend

Knowsley Local Policing Superintendent Karl Baldwin said: “We hope some of these results will offer reassurance to those living in Stockbridge Village and Huyton, as high-visibility policing continues in these communities.

“I’m sure that people in these areas, as well as the wider Merseyside community, will have been shocked by the two incidents on Friday and enquiries are ongoing into both, with a teenage boy now arrested in connection with the stabbing in Stockbridge Village.

“Since these incidents, patrols have been increased in Knowsley and 123 stop searches have been carried out.

“Section 60 orders are just one of the measures we can take to disrupt those who are willing to use firearms and knives in our community.

“Such action isn’t about bothering anyone going about their daily business or preventing people from meeting with friends. It’s simply about taking action to reduce violence, take weapons off the streets and keep everyone safe. 

“Key to reducing the harm from serious crime is information from the public, so please speak up and you can help reduce the risk. If you suspect anyone is carrying, storing or using weapons, do the right thing and let us know, or call Crimestoppers anonymously, and we will take action.”

Anyone with information should contact Merseyside Police social media desk via Facebook or X @MerPolCC. You can also report information via our website: https://www.merseyside.police.uk/ro/report/ocr/af/how-to-report-a-crime/ or call 101 quoting incident reference 25000914642 (Stockbridge Village) and 25000915302 (Huyton).

Alternatively, contact the independent charity Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111, or via their website here: https://crimestoppers-uk.org/give-information/forms/give-information-anonymously. In an emergency always call 999

Section 60 map for Huyton

Section 60 map for Stockbridge Village and surrounding areas