Police treating death of woman in Kirkby as 'unexplained'

Officers were called to an address on Roughwood Drive on Sunday evening

Author: Dan DaviesPublished 22nd Jan 2024

An investigation has been launched following the death of a woman at a house in Kirkby.

Merseyside Police were called following reports a woman in her 30s had been found unconscious in a property on Roughwood Drive at around 5:20pm on Sunday 21st January.

Emergency services attended the address, but the woman was pronounced dead at the scene.

The woman's next of kin have been informed and officers are currently treating her death as unexplained, the force confirmed.

Chief Inspector Colin Dyer said: “We are carrying out a number of lines on enquiry as we seek to establish what has taken place.

“Witness enquiries are being carried out in the local area and we are examining local CCTV and Ring doorbell footage to build a picture of what has happened.

“We would ask anyone who was in the area of Roughwood Drive this afternoon who saw or heard anything to contact us as a matter of urgency.”

Anyone with information is asked to message @MerPolCC on social media or call 101 quoting log 620 of 21st January.

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