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Girl, 9, shot dead in Liverpool as police hunt gunman

'This cowardly individual does not deserve to be walking the streets'

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A murder investigation has been launched in Liverpool following the fatal shooting of a nine-year-old girl.

The child suffered a gunshot injury to the chest and was rushed to hospital – she has since sadly died.

Two adults were also injured in the ‘truly shocking’ incident.

Merseyside Police are now urgently appealing for information that could track down the gunman.

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Officers were called to a house on Kingsheath Avenue in Knotty Ash at 10pm on Monday 22 August, to reports that an unknown male had fired a gun inside.

A man suffered gunshot wounds to his body and a woman suffered a gunshot injury to her hand, both of whom are receiving treatment for their injuries in hospital.

The next of kin of the young girl have been informed and are being supported by specially trained family liaison officers.

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A cordon is in place in the area while house-to-house, CCTV and forensic enquiries are carried out.

Kingsheath Avenue in Liverpool, where a 9-year-old girl has been fatally shot. Credit: Google Maps

Assistant Chief Constable Jenny Sims said: “This is a truly shocking incident in which tragically a young and innocent girl has been shot and sadly died.

“Our thoughts and condolences go to her family and friends at this very difficult time. No parent should ever have to suffer the loss of a child in these dreadful circumstances.

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“This crime is abhorrent and our communities must come forward and tell us who is responsible.

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“This cowardly individual does not deserve to be walking the streets and I would urge those who know anything to speak to us and tell us what they know so that we can put the person responsible behind bars where they belong.

“We are carrying out a number of lines of enquiry as a matter of urgency and would ask for dashcam, CCTV or mobile phone footage from anyone who lives, works or was visiting the area of Kingsheath Avenue last night.”

Anyone with information is asked to DM @MerPolCC or call @CrimestoppersUK on 0800 555 111 quoting log 1083 of 22nd August.

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Manchester woman admits criminal damage after pouring human faeces on Captain Tom Moore memorial

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A woman from Manchester could be facing jail after pleading guilty to criminal damage – an incident in which she poured human faeces over a memorial to Captain Sir Tom Moore.

The 21-year-old carried out the stunt as part of a climate protest, wearing a t-shirt that said ‘End UK private jets’.

Video shared on social media showed her pouring a canister of human waste over the life-size statue of the World War II veteran and fundraiser.

The statue is located in Thistley Meadow, Hatton, south Derbyshire, and was placed there as a tribute to Captain Tom, who raised almost £33 million for NHS charities by walking lockdown laps of his garden in the run up to his 100th birthday.

He died with Covid-19 in February 2021, shortly after he was knighted by the Queen.

Madeleine Budd of Kedlestone Avenue was arrested in London on Sunday 2 October.

Derbyshire Police charged her on Monday with criminal damage to a war memorial to the value of £200.

She appeared at Westminster Magistrates Court today, where she pleaded guilty.

Human faeces was poured on a Captain Tom Moore memorial by a climate protester. Credit: Twitter, @EndUKPrivateJets

Prosecutor Jordan Pratt told the court: “This offence lasted for a short amount of time, it is only 30 seconds in length but the impact of this offence is substantial.”

He continued: “This is an abhorrent act. I do not need to remind the court of the impact that Sir Tom had.

“He was a figurehead that a number of people rallied around in a fundraising effort that raised tens of millions of pounds in the height of the pandemic.”

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In posts from the End UK Private Jets campaign group, Budd was quoted as saying: “Every time a private jet takes off, we pour a bucket of sh*t and blood on everything captain Tom stood for.”

Budd was remanded in custody until her hearing on 25 October.

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Protestors interrupt Liz Truss’ speech at Tory party conference

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Two protestors who snuck into the Conservative Party Conference in Birmingham managed to interrupt Prime Minister Liz Truss‘ speech by shouting “who voted for this?”

Derailing the PM’s closing speech after just a couple of minutes, the two Greenpeace demonstrators held up signs asking the same question, citing issues like fracking and other environmental issues.

As you can see, their comments are ultimately drowned out by the noise of Tory boos and chants of “out, out!”. They also produce a second sign after the first is ripped out of their hands by an attendee.

Always bring a back up.

It is unknown under what pretence the protestors were able to infiltrate the conference’s closing event in Birmingham but they both appeared to have official lanyards, one of which can be seen being ripped from the woman in blue’s neck as she was quickly escorted from the premises.

Nevertheless, they have received the support of many such as former Green Party leader Caroline Lucas who tweeted: “Great to see @greenpeace in Tory party conference asking who voted for this?

“They’re right – nobody voted for more fracking, tearing up nature protections or the £ in free fall. We need a general election now.”

She also went on to state that the PM “won’t find it so easy to remove the huge number of opponents [to] her climate-wrecking, nature-destroying policies right across the country”.

You can see the incident from another angle here as those in the audience continue to chant before giving Truss a standing ovation and shout “go on Liz!”

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The fledgling Prime Minister went on to joke: “Later on in my speech I’m going to talk about the anti-growth coalition. I think they arrived in the hall a bit too early”.

Jokes aside, pressure has been growing on the Conservatives and Liz Truss ever since she took office, especially following Kwasi Kwarteng’s controversial mini-budget.

It was received so poorly, in fact, that they’ve already committed a number of U-turns on the likes of the proposed tax cuts — something the Prime Minister insists she “absolutely no shame” about.

Truss also ruffled a few feathers following her choice of entrance music:

It remains unclear whether the two individuals have been charged on any grounds following their disturbance.

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