Family of mum shot dead on the sofa 20 years ago appeal for ‘justice’ | UK | News

The family of a mother who was shot at her house is attractive for “justice for Lucy” 20 years after her murder. On August 3, 2005, 22 -year -old Lucy Hargreaves was asleep on the couch when Liverpool exploded to his house in Walton and wounded him in a fatal way.

The murderers then opened the house on the Lambourne Road, where his partner and two -year -old daughter was upstairs and had to flee the window. Twenty years later, his family published a photo of three mothers who were taken at the university.

They said: “In the last 20 years, people will have talked to your family and friends. A series of people were contacted by men using a phone stolen with a vehicle used in Lucy’s murder.

“These calls, along with others, Lucy, family, sister, children and all their wide family and friends may have the information that can be very important in obtaining justice. We directly appeal to them to come forward. Now time.”

In recent years, Liverpool has been the center of weapon crimes related to disturbing gang. In 2022, 9-year-old Olivia Pratt-Korbell was killed with a stray bullet during a Gangland case, and the same year 28-year-old Ashley Dale was killed after the drug dealers killed in their own house. Lucy’s family paid tribute to the families of the victims of other arms crime in the city, which campaign to put an end to trouble.

Ms. Hargreaves’s family, who says “they miss her every day”, has focused on fighting violence against women and girls in recent years. The family said: “We admire the determination and courage of the families of those who were more recently due to the arms crime in Merseyside. Both Ashley Dale and Olivia Pratt Korbel’s mothers have led to a real and powerful community challenge for violence men.”

The family added: “We see ourselves as an ordinary local family with strong roots in Walton, Norris Green, Croxteth and Liverpool’s Dovecot regions.

“Lucy’s nanny Joyce, including Lucy, was a powerful mother of eights, who had to cope with the loss of three grandchildren in her life.

“Nanny Betty, who left a 35 -year -old widow with future six children, was awarded the British Empire Medal for serving nursing as an assistant nurse at Royal Liverpool Hospital.

“They were two powerful local women for their generation, and Lucy was a powerful woman who could achieve too much if only the opportunity had been given.”

During the investigation into Lucy’s murder, detectives arrested 21 people, but no one was convicted. Two years ago, a comprehensive investigation was initiated and continued by Mersexia.

Two years ago, a comprehensive investigation was initiated and continued by Mersexia.

Howard Rubbery, President of the serious case investigation unit, said, “20 years have passed since Lucy’s family was taken under the most ruthless conditions.

“After killing, when the criminals poured gasoline around the house and opened fire on him, they ignored the screams of the child who began to walk upstairs.

“Their emotionless and reckless actions could have claimed the lives of two people that night, if they hadn’t escaped from the flames by jumping out of a window on the upper floor.

“As in any murder that has not been solved, it is not an obstacle to our search for justice for time for Lucy, and no matter how small, we appeal to everyone who has any knowledge of contacting us.”

Detectives continue to appeal for anyone who has information about a golden Lexus car believed to have been thrown by a few men running in the direction of Normandale in the direction of Normandale.

Police said they had previously wanted to talk to Kevin Thomas Parle in connection with Mrs. Hargreaves’ murder. Parle, which is believed to live abroad, was searched in connection with the murder of 16 -year -old Liam Kelly, who was shot in Liverpool in the early hours of June 19, 2004.

Anyone who has knowledge should contact the police social media table and X Merpolcc, via Facebook via Merseyside Police Communication Center or through Merseyside.Uk/ro/rePort/ocl/AF/how-to-a-a-a-crime/ website.

Information can be reported anonymously via Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.