People on Aigburth Road have told Jamie it’s rare to see any police in the area. A woman who lives on Aigburth Road said: “That’s so sad. You don’t know what’s gone on. I don’t know who lived there. It’s unusual to see police here. Whatever’s happened is a one-off.”

Another woman said: “It’s awful. There were loads of police here earlier but we didn’t know what happened.”

A third added: “We don’t see police around here. We can hear them going past at night but that’s it. You feel safe here. I heard the sirens this morning. I asked the officer what was going on but he wouldn’t say.”