An elderly man found dead in an Old Swan house has been named by police.
Anthony ‘Tony’ Lavender was found with a head injury in the house on Woodhall Road at 11.50pm on December 29.
Despite CPR being administered and the attendance of North West Ambulance Service – the 79-year-old was sadly pronounced dead at the scene.
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A 37-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of murder and is currently still in police custody.
Mr Lavender’s next of kin have been informed.
A neighbour on Woodhall Road last night told the ECHO Tony was a “lovely fella,” while another added he was a “nice man who kept himself to himself.”
Floral tributes have been left outside the property in Old Swan where a small police presence still remains.
Bunches of flowers with messages including “Rest in Peace Tony, you’ll be missed” have been left outside the property.
Another message reads: “RIP Tony, so saddened to hear about this.”
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The house remains behind a cordon with a blue tarpaulin pulled across the front door while a police van is parked outside.
A resident of Woodhall Road previously told the ECHO he had never seen anything like it before in the thirty years he had lived on the road.
He added: “Everyone who lives in this area have lived here for at least fifteen years. It’s a close community.
“There’s no bad people living here. Everyone is reasonable and gets on with their lives so I’m really surprised.”
Police have confirmed a post mortem has taken place and further enquiries are ongoing to establish the cause of death.
An investigation is underway as police begin to seek what happened.
They are appealing for anyone with any information to DM @MerPolCC or @CrimestoppersUK on 0800 555 111 quoting reference 21000896798.
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