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Liverpool Echo
Liverpool Echo
National
Patrick Edrich

Mystery cordon in place for over a week as forensic team enters flat

A police forensic team was spotted entering a mystery cordon first erected last week.

Merseyside Police officers have remained at the scene on Pilch Lane, Huyton for over a week. A mystery cordon was first spotted on Monday, August 29 around a door leading to a first floor flat next to Rowlands Pharmacy and Thatchairs hairdressers.

The ECHO approached Merseyside Police for information on September 2 and was told by a spokesperson the cordon "relates to an ongoing investigation". But the spokesperson also said police "won't be releasing any further details at this time".

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And today, four days later, the police have again told the ECHO "there is no further update at this time". When the ECHO visited the scene on August 31 a police van and two officers were seen.

One person, who lives just off Pilch Lane, told the ECHO no one "has a clue" what has happened. The man, who did not want to be named, said: "I drove past a few nights ago and noticed a police car outside Chans and some tape surrounding one of the doors next to the shops.

"It all seems a bit strange because they were still there again at half 11 last night. Nobody seems to have a clue though."

The ECHO visited the scene today, Tuesday, September 6. A two-person police forensic team could be seen at the cordon entering the flat while an officer stood outside. Police enquiries remain "ongoing".

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