These are the latest ECHO headlines this morning.
Paramedic at party 'heard a commotion' and found stabbed nan dying in street
A paramedic "heard a commotion" while at a party before finding a stabbed grandma dying in the street and saving her life.
Kenneth Reid has been recommended for a reward by a judge after his heroic actions in rushing to the aid of Carmel Ratcliffe, who was knifed in the street by her daughter's ex. Michael Moon's attack was so severe that her arm was partially-amputated as a result, although doctors were later able to save the limb during emergency surgery.
Liverpool Crown Court heard yesterday, Monday, that the 39-year-old drove to his 67-year-old victim's home shortly after 9pm on June 4 this year after consuming nearly two litres of vodka and more than half a gram of cocaine. He spotted Ms Ratcliffe walking along Tabley Avenue in Widnes, honked his horn and pulled up next to her, briefly spoke to her out of the car window but got out of the vehicle armed with a large 13in kitchen knife with an 8in blade.
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Moon then stabbed her eight times to the head and upper body, and knifed her a further 14 times after she fell to the floor. The knifeman - of Cherry Sutton in Hough Green - "backed off" after neighbours ran to her aid but threw the weapon at the pensioner from a distance of 4ft, causing it to became lodged under her shoulder blade.
Ms Ratcliffe began crawling away in a desperate attempt to escape, but he told her he would "run her over" and mounted the curb as he drove away and veered towards her. Miraculously, she was able to avoid being run over by rolling into bushes.
Mr Reid, her neighbour and a recently retired paramedic with 29 years of experience, had been at a party and "heard a commotion" before discovering the gravely injured woman in the street. Read the full story here.
Detectives given 36 more hours to question three men in Olivia murder probe
Detectives have been given a rare extension to question three men arrested in the Olivia Pratt-Korbel murder investigation.
Merseyside Police have arrested four men in the last 24 hours in connection with the murder of nine-year-old schoolgirl Olivia Pratt-Korbel. Police have now been granted a further extension of 36 hours to continue questioning three of the men.
Those being questioned are a 34-year-old man, from Runcorn, who was arrested on suspicion of murder and attempted murder and a 41-year-old man from Knowsley and a 29-year-old man, who have both been arrested on suspicion of assisting an offender.
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A fourth man who was arrested last night is still being interviewed by detectives.
Olivia was at home with her mum and older siblings in Kingsheath Avenue, Dovecot, when a gunman burst through the door at around 10pm on Monday, August 22. The killer was in pursuit of 35-year-old Joseph Nee, who forced his way into the house after noticing Olivia's mum, 46-year-old Cheryl Korbel, open the door to see what was going on outside. Read the full story here.
Liverpool weather: Thunderstorms and heavy rain will hit today and tomorrow
Merseyside experienced thunder and lightning storms last night, with more expected today.
The Met Office predicts that the region will be hit with heavy hail and thunder again, on Tuesday, September 6. Today will start cloudy and the weather will be mixed throughout the day with warm spells and scattered showers.
The thunder is on the forecast at 1pm this afternoon, with further downpours expected at 5pm. On Wednesday there will be sunny spells between showers, with some of them being thundery.
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Lightning and rumbles are expected to be heard from 2pm tomorrow, until 5pm. Conditions are set to remain unsettled with storms to lessen towards the weekend with winds also easing.
In the Met Office’s latest week ahead forecast, Senior Presenter and Meteorologist Alex Deakin, said: "We often have one area of high pressure controlling our weather, we've certainly seen that a lot through the summer. But one area of low pressure controlling things for a number of days is fairly unusual."
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