Merseyside’s police chief has pledged that her drive can be ‘relentless’ in bringing these accountable for the homicide of Elle Edwards to justice.
Chief Constable Serena Kennedy stated these behind the taking pictures on Christmas Eve are ‘cowards’ for resorting to such violence and stated they ‘deserve to see each Christmas from behind bars’.
‘Elle was doing what any member of the neighborhood ought to be capable of do on Christmas Eve – merely having fun with herself with buddies and her sister and celebrating the festivities,’ Chief Constable Kennedy stated.
The police chief’s pledge comes as two suspects, a 30-year-old man and 19-year-old lady, are presently in custody and being interviewed in relation to the homicide.
Heartbroken family and friends of Elle Edwards (pictured) have paid tribute to her, describing the 26-year-old as ‘essentially the most lovely angel’
Chief Constable Serena Kennedy stated these behind the taking pictures on Christmas Eve have been ‘cowards’ for resorting to such violence and stated they ‘should see each Christmas from behind bars’. Chief Constable Kennedy is pictured in August 2022
Elle Edwards had been celebrating Christmas within the Lighthouse Inn in Wallasey, a village close to Liverpool, together with her sister and buddies when she was shot within the head at round 11.50pm.
Partygoers desperately drained to carry out CPR on the 26-year-old beautician to attempt to save her life, however Ms Edwards died on the scene.
4 others contained in the pub suffered gun shot wounds that night.
Chief Constable Kennedy stated: ‘As a mum of two ladies, who’re an identical age to Elle, I can not start to understand what they’re going via proper now, however I do know that they’ll carry the heavy lack of Elle for the remainder of their lives and there’ll at all times be a significant a part of their lives lacking.’
Describing these accountable as ‘cowards’ she added in a tough hitting assertion: ‘Detectives are persevering with their investigations and they are going to be relentless of their work to determine what led as much as the incident on Christmas Eve and who was accountable for this sickening and heart-breaking incident, which has ruined so many lives and culminated within the lack of an exquisite younger lady.
‘On Christmas Day morning I went out to Wallasey Village to talk to officers and members of the general public and I witnessed first-hand the devastating impression this has had on folks in Wallasey Village.
‘Using firearms, violence and intimidation has no place in our communities, and sadly we regularly see firearms getting used to resolve petty and pathetic points.’These persons are cowards, who suppose the one solution to resolve an argument is thru violence, they do not have the power or resolve to work issues out and cease issues from reaching such an unpleasant and devastating conclusion.’
Merseyside’s police chief has pledged that her drive can be ‘relentless’ in bringing these accountable for the homicide of Elle Edwards to justice. Pictured: a police officer seems to be at floral tributes exterior the Lighthouse Inn in Wallasey Village
Elle Edwards’ father, Tim Edwards lays a floral tribute to his daughter on Monday exterior the Lighthouse Inn in Wallasey Village the place she was killed on Christmas Eve
The Merseyside police chief added that ‘anybody concerned in arranging this taking pictures, pulling the set off and supplying the gun deserves to see each Christmas from behind bars.
‘We can be relentless in our dedication to seek out justice for Elle and her household.’
Chief Constable Kennedy additionally reaffirmed that anybody with with any details about these accountable for the horrific taking pictures ought to come ahead to regulation enforcement.
She pleaded that they ‘cease and consider the heartache and ache that has been brought on’ and in the event that they know who did this to ‘do the best factor and tell us.’
The Chief Constable was additionally in a position to verify that police are ‘pursuing quite a few optimistic traces of enquiry in relation to the homicide’.
‘The extra info we’ve to construct the image of what occurred on the evening the higher. I wish to reiterate our earlier appeals for any dashcam, CCTV or cell phone footage from anybody who lives, works or was within the space of Wallasey village on the evening of Christmas Eve to return ahead.’
Chief Constable Kennedy reaffirmed that anybody with with any details about these accountable for the horrific dying of Elle Edwards (pictured) ought to come ahead to police
The mother and father of Elle Edwards left a heartbreaking tribute to her after she was killed on the Lighthouse Inn in Wallasey Village on Christmas Eve. Her mother and father wrote: ‘To my lovely Elle, you’re the mild of my life, you’ll by no means be gone’
Ms Edwards’ father Tim visits the scene of his daughter’s dying on the Lighthouse Inn in Wallasey Village at the moment to put floral tributes
Buddies of Elle Edwards have since instructed of the horrors of the taking pictures on the packed pub on Christmas Eve, describing how she had been singing and dancing earlier than listening to bangs ‘like fireworks’ earlier than they noticed her mendacity on the ground.
Jess, a buddy who was together with her when she was shot, instructed Sky Information: ‘We went to go get a drink and we have been on the bar and we simply heard bangs, like fireworks. We had been dancing and singing and now she’s on the ground.’
‘We have been so completely happy. It occurred so quick, I can not get it out of my head. I want we may have completed extra, however there was nothing else we may have completed.’
Ms Edwards’ sister Lucy lives in Dubai, however had flown house to have fun Christmas together with her household. She left the pub earlier than her sister was shot lifeless.
In an emotional publish on her Instagram, she stated: ‘My lovely sister, my bestest buddy, my second mummy and my rock. I like and miss you so, a lot already. My Elle Might.’
Good friend Jess stated: ‘Folks have been round her attempting to assist her — however you’ll be able to’t do something. I simply felt grateful that I’m nonetheless right here however felt responsible as a result of I used to be with my household on Christmas and he or she wasn’t.’
Referring to Ms Edwards’ sister leaving the pub early, she added: ‘It performs in your thoughts — whether or not she ought to have gone house too.’
Meg, one other buddy who didn’t give her surname, stated: ‘We had been dancing and singing. I’ve acquired movies of us all I can not cease watching. We have been so completely happy.’
Requested what reminiscences that they had of their buddy, they described her as ‘so humorous’, including: ‘There was by no means a time once we’ve been out the place we have not had a ball.’
Jess (proper), a buddy who was with Ms Edwards when she was shot, instructed Sky Information: ‘We went to go get a drink and we have been on the bar and we simply heard bangs, like fireworks’
Ms Edwards’ father Tim visited the scene on Tuesday to put flowers among the many rising sea of tributes left exterior the pub, as her household described her as ‘the sunshine of our life’.
‘To my lovely Elle, you’re the mild of my life, you’ll by no means be gone,’ her mother and father wrote.
On Monday, police and neighborhood leaders gathered to talk with and help residents of Wallasey Village.
Officers have been joined by native councillors, representatives of Wirral Council and the workplace of the world’s MP Dame Angela Eagle ‘to point out their help to residents throughout this tragic time’.
They referred to as at folks’s houses within the roads surrounding the village ‘to offer reassurance and provides residents a possibility to lift any issues they might have’.
