{"id":314823,"date":"2025-12-14T01:43:17","date_gmt":"2025-12-14T01:43:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/314823\/"},"modified":"2025-12-14T01:43:17","modified_gmt":"2025-12-14T01:43:17","slug":"famous-lfc-fan-at-low-point-after-window-smashed-while-watching-the-match","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/314823\/","title":{"rendered":"Famous LFC fan ‘at low point’ after window smashed while watching the match"},"content":{"rendered":"

Merseyside police said it has investigated a report of criminal damage and has made CCTV and witness enquiries in the area\"OvergrownOvergrown garden blocking access to the garden at the back of Mark Murphy’s bungalow(Image: LDRS)<\/p>\n

A lifelong Liverpool-fan was sitting down to watch the reds\u2019 match against Inter Milan on Tuesday night (December 9) when his window was smashed in, the latest in a series of incidents of anti-social behaviour reported in Melling Village.<\/p>\n

A post on a local Facebook<\/a> group prompted dozens of supportive comments offering to help Mark Murphy, whose windows was damages in the incident, and also people expressing their anger at those responsible for the yobbish behaviour.<\/p>\n

Due to the urgent nature of the post and its sincere desire to help Mark, the Liverpool ECHO<\/a> visited Melling<\/a> to try and find out what was going on. On arrival, several people approached us wanting to share their concerns about Mark\u2019s situation and the wider problems of anti-social behaviour in the village.<\/p>\n

It was immediately clear Mark is a well-known member of the Melling community. Among many of his friends and neighbours, is Tracy Robinson who told us: \u201cMark is one of those people who is so well loved by all who meet him.<\/p>\n

\"SmashedSmashed window at front of Mark Murphy’s bungalow(Image: LDRS)<\/p>\n

\u201cHe is always happy and positive, but these incidents of anti-social behaviour, including the smashed window has really hit him hard, and for those that know him, seeing Mark down is hard on all of us, so we really hope something can be done.\u201d<\/p>\n

According to numerous accounts, the issue Mark is having with anti-social behaviour, seems to be a result of where his bungalow is located, rather than anything personal against Mark. One person told the ECHO<\/a> that Mark\u2019s house is next to a pathway leading off the street, known to be an area where young people congregate, and is an obvious target to anyone wanting to \u2019cause a bit of trouble\u2019.<\/p>\n

They added: \u201cThis isn\u2019t about Mark, this is about some stupid kids causing trouble and having a perfect escape route. Sadly for Mark, his house is right in the firing line.\u201d<\/p>\n

Mark said he first reported the anti-social behaviour incidents back in the summer of 2024, having never had any other problems. The incidents of ASB have been sporadic since then, according to Mark, but started to ramp up again last month when his house was pelted with eggs on \u2018mischief night\u2019. The latest incident occurred on Tuesday night (December 9) when Mark was setting down to watch the Inter Milan v Liverpool Champions League game.<\/p>\n

Mark used to work as an employment adviser at Liverpool City Council and is a lifelong Liverpool fan, never missing a game. His love for the reds was documented three years ago when he told the story of his trip to the 1977 European Cup Final in Rome.<\/p>\n

Just under two weeks before the final, Mark\u2019s mum Kathleen Murphy was tragically killed in Kirkby<\/a>. He was just 15 at the time, an only child to a single parent, and was asked to identify his mum\u2019s body.<\/p>\n

\"MarkMark Murphy, 64, has lived in Melling for the last 14 years(Image: LDRS)<\/p>\n

When Mark collected his mum\u2019s belongings, there were two match tickets for Rome and two flight tickets in her bag, as she planned to surprise her son with the trip of a lifetime. Mark\u2019s uncle took him to the match, where he released a lock of his mum\u2019s hair, which he said floated up into the skies of Rome as Liverpool fans celebrated winning the European cup.<\/p>\n

Mark, 64, still goes to the match, but often watches the late European games at home on the television, he added: \u201cAbout ten minutes before kick-off, I sat down and I heard this big band and the windows been smashed in, but by the time I got up to have a look, they\u2019d already got off.<\/p>\n

\u201cSince having a stroke 14 years ago, I\u2019m a little slower getting up than I used to be, so they had the odds in their favour, and had already took off up the path which is like an alleyway of escape for them.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe all got up to stupid things when were were kids, but to smash someone\u2019s window is worse than messing around. It\u2019s made me feel really anxious to be honest, depressed and got me to a really low point.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m also a bit embarrassed because I\u2019ve always been a lad and took care of myself, and I have my two sons who I don\u2019t want to worry with what\u2019s been going on. I love this area and I love my home, but this just makes me want to leave, because I can\u2019t carry on like this.\u201d<\/p>\n

The latest ASB incident at Mark\u2019s property has been reported to Merseyside Police who confirmed it has investigated a report of criminal damage at an address in Melling, and has made CCTV and witness enquiries in the area.<\/p>\n

After reporting the damage to his landlord, One Vision Housing, the window of Mark\u2019s living room has been covered with a thin piece of wrapping plastic. This has also caused upset amongst Mark\u2019s neighbours after he was told his window would not be replaced until January.<\/p>\n

\"MarkMark Murphy, 64, has lived in Melling for the last 14 years(Image: LDRS)<\/p>\n

Effectively, this would mean Mark waiting three to four weeks with a broken window, during December and over the Christmas period. However, after contacting One Vision Housing, the ECHO<\/a> understands a window replacement for Mark\u2019s home is a \u2018priority\u2019 and there will be plans to get it installed before Christmas.<\/p>\n

A spokesperson for One Vision Housing said: \u201cWe continue to engage with the customer and supplier, as we prioritise the manufacturing of a bespoke window replacement at the earliest opportunity. An interim solution is currently in place which supports insulation and glass safety.<\/p>\n

\u201cOne Vision Housing remains fully committed to working with the customer to ensure their health and wellbeing, while signposting to the relevant authorities.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Merseyside police said it has investigated a report of criminal damage and has made CCTV and witness enquiries…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":314824,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[59,57,58,4658,125071,2512,50,2206,3019,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-314823","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-united-kingdom","tag-gb","tag-great-britain","tag-greatbritain","tag-housing","tag-melling","tag-merseyside-police","tag-news","tag-real-lives","tag-sefton","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/314823","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=314823"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/314823\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/314824"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=314823"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=314823"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=314823"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}