Third man charged with murdering council worker Ashley Dale in Liverpool

A third man has been charged with murdering council worker Ashley Dale, who was found with a gunshot wound in the back garden of her home in Liverpool.

Kallum Radford, 25, of no fixed abode, has been remanded in custody and is due to appear at Wirral Magistrates Court on Wednesday.

Ms Dale was found in the back garden of her home in Liverpool in the early hours of 21 August.

She was taken to hospital, where she died the same day.

Merseyside Police earlier revealed James Witham, 40, of Ashbury Road, Huyton, and Joseph Peers, 28, of Woodlands Road, Roby, had been charged with murder and possession of a firearm with intent.

The pair were arrested on Monday and have both been remanded in custody to appear at Wirral adult remand court at Wirral Magistrates' Court on Tuesday.

They are due to appear Liverpool Crown Court on Thursday.

Ms Dale, an environmental health officer for Knowsley Council, is not believed to have been the intended target of the shooting.