St Helens man and woman arrested in connection with murder of Ashley Dale

Ashley Dale, a 28-year-old Environmental Health officer at Knowsley Council, was shot in her back garden in Old Swan, Liverpool, in the early hours of Sunday, August 21.

Since the tragedy, detectives have now made eleven arrests as they try to bring those responsible to justice.

A 31-year-old man and a 23-year-old woman, both from St Helens, have been arrested on suspicion of assisting an offender.

Both were taken into custody for questioning and have now been released under investigation pending further enquiries.

This follows the arrest of another woman from St Helens, a 48-year-old, who was also arrested on suspicion of assisting an offender.

All eleven suspects remain on conditional bail or under investigation.

Meanwhile, police are continuing to appeal for information after footage was issued of a car believed to have been driven in the area shortly before the incident was reported.

A still of footage of a car believed to have been driven in the area shortly before Ashley's murder was reported (Image: Merseyside Police)

Police urge anyone with any details surrounding this incident to come forward.

Information can be submitted directly to the investigation team through their online portal here. This will make sure that your information is received and acted on as quickly as possible by detectives.

Anyone with any information can also contact us via social media @MerPolCC or call 101 or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111 quoting reference 22000615873.