Police investigating the death of a teenager in Ormskirk have made five more arrests.

Officers were called to Railway Road at 12.05am on Saturday (July 29) to reports of an ongoing disturbance.

19-year-old Matthew Daulby was found a short distance away with stab injuries. Despite the best efforts of the emergency services, Matthew died later in hospital.

A post mortem examination conducted this morning (August 3) confirmed that the cause of Matthew’s death was a stab wound.

A second 19-year-old man was also treated for stab injuries. His injuries were not serious and he has since been discharged from hospital

Following further enquiries, three people have been arrested on suspicion of violent disorder.

They are a 19-year-old man from Maghull, a 19-year-old man from Lydiate and a 19-year-old man from Liverpool. They remain in custody.

A 63-year-old man and a 46-year-old woman, both from Aughton, have been arrested on suspicion of perverting the course of justice. They also remain in custody.

An 18-year-old man from Scarisbrick arrested on suspicion of murder on Sunday night remains in custody.

A 20-year-old man from Ormskirk also arrested on suspicion of murder has been released on conditional bail until October 30.

A 19-year-old man from Liverpool and a 19-year-old man from Melling, both arrested on suspicion of affray, have been released on bail until October 14.

The arrests relate to an altercation in Railway Road involving a number of males.

 As part of the ongoing enquiries, police are continuing to ask for anyone with information or CCTV, dashcam or mobile phone footage which could assist our investigation to come forward.

DCI Andy Fallows, from our Force Major Investigation Team, said: “This incident has resulted in a young man losing his life and my thoughts remain with Matthew’s loved ones at this time.

“Our investigation to identify all those involved in the disorder and those attempting to deliberately frustrate our enquiries is ongoing.

“I would ask anybody with information who hasn’t already spoken to us to please do so as soon as possible. We are particularly keen to hear from anybody who has footage from Railway Road and surrounding streets in the minutes before the altercation took place and the minutes after. You could have captured something that could be key to this investigation.”

Anyone with information is asked to call 101, quoting log 1007 of July 29, 2023. Alternatively, call independent charity Crimestoppers on 0800 555111. You can upload information and footage directly here: https://mipp.police.uk/operation/0401020123L14-PO1