A woman has been stabbed to death inside a shop on a busy main road on Merseyside.
The 44-year-old was knifed on Stanley Road in Bootle just after 5pm yesterday evening.
A 47-year-old man from the Widnes area was detained at the scene on suspicion of attempted murder. A blade was also seized.
He was additionally arrested on suspicion of murder after the woman died from her injuries in hospital.
Detective Inspector Gavin Mulcahy said: ‘It is desperately sad that a woman lost her life earlier today as a result of this incident.
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‘Our thoughts first and foremost are with her family, who are now left to grieve her loss in the most tragic of circumstances. They will be fully supported by specialist officers in the coming days and weeks.
‘The community too will feel the shock and upset of this incident, and we will have officers on high visibility patrols in the area over the weekend to hopefully provide reassurance and support for anyone who needs it.
‘Detectives will continue to gather witness statements and forensic evidence to establish a full understanding of what took place.
‘We know Stanley Road is a busy road, and there would have been people making their way home from work, heading to the shops or going out for the evening at this time.’
Detectives are urging any witnesses, people who may have CCTV or drivers with dashcam footage of the incident to get in touch.
Mr Mulcahy said: ‘We are in the very early stages of our investigation, but this is currently being treated as a domestic assault in which the suspect and victim knew each other, and we are not looking for anyone else in connection with it.’
He added: ‘We treat all reports of domestic abuse extremely seriously, targeting offenders and supporting vulnerable victims all year round.
‘If you are a victim of domestic abuse or believe a neighbour or someone you know is, please let us know so that we can investigate and take action.’
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