UK Lucy Hargreaves, 22, shot and burned alive at home, Merseyside, 3 Aug 2005

[MelmothTheLost]

Parents of young mother-of-three who was shot dead and set on fire as she slept on a sofa are still searching for the truth 13 years after her murder as police continue to hunt suspect

• Lucy Hargreaves, 22, was shot three times and burned alive by masked men
• The killers poured petrol on her home blocking the escape route for her children
• The Walton home in Merseyside burned in 2005 but Lucy's boyfriend Glen managed to pull the family to safety - but Lucy died from her gunshot wounds
• Glen Campbell is believed to have been the intended target of the intruders

Family of young mother-of-three who was shot dead and burned as she slept on her sofa want answers | Daily Mail Online

 

[Amonet]

OMG! People who can do things like that should not be walking the streets!

 

[Littlegreenlady]

A murder described by detectives as “one of the most brutal and disturbing crimes ever seen on Merseyside” remains unsolved - 12 years on.

Mum-of-three Lucy Hargreaves was asleep and lying on a sofa in the living room of her home in Walton when three masked men burst inside the property and shot her.

The 22-year-old was then doused in petrol and set alight before the killers fled in a getaway car.

Now, on the 12th anniversary of her death. police are appealing for help to catch the killers, and are banking on criminals’ “changing loyalties” as the way forward to solving the murder.

During the collapsed trial of two men it emerged that the apparent motive of the killing was a targeted attack against Lucy’s partner, Gary Campbell.

It was alleged that the murder was retribution for an incident in 1993 when Mr Campbell was a passenger in a stolen car that hit and killed a four-year-old boy.

He spoke to the ECHO, in 2008, insisting he would have “gladly taken the place” of his girlfriend.

Mr Campbell said then: “I know they came in that house looking for me. I wish we could have swapped places that night.

Young mum murdered on her sofa - and 12 years on nobody's been caught

 

[ghoulnextdoor]

Looks like one of the suspects, Kevin Parle, is wanted for not only Lucy's murder but also for the shooting of 16-year-old Liam Kelly in 2004.
Liverpool double murder suspect Kevin Parle may have been spotted drinking in Australian bar

The fugitive also goes by the name 'Hemp' and the Lucy Hargreaves murder in 2005 was described by officers as "one of the most brutal and callous acts" Merseyside had ever seen. According to Merseyside Police three men entered her house in Walton on 3 August 2005, and shot her three times while she slept on the sofa.

The men then set fire to the property with Hargreaves' partner and her two-year-old daughter still inside. They had to escape by jumping from an upstairs window.

Liam Kelly, 16, was shot dead on a Liverpool street in the early hours of 19 June 2004 whilst trying to escape two gunmen. Officers believe the teenager was approached by two armed men who opened fire when he tried to run away but he was struck by a bullets to the chest and arm as he tried to get into a house and died.

An Australian Federal Police spokeswoman told the Liverpool Echo: "We are seeking information on the whereabouts of an international fugitive who UK authorities believe may be in Australia, or has previously visited Perth in Western Australia.

"Kevin Parle is a 35-year-old British national, wanted by Merseyside Police in connection with two murders committed in Liverpool, England, in 2004 and 2005. Parle is caucasian and distinctive in appearance at approximately 195-200cm tall, with ginger or red hair and blue eyes. He also has a small scar on the left side of his head."

 

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