Let’s take a look at “Blackpool Murder Investigation Ryan Harvey Death” Tributes have been paid to a 22-year-old who died following an assault in Blackpool. It comes as police launch a murder investigation following his death.
Officers were called to Central Drive at 5.33pm on Saturday (June 25) after receiving reports people had been fighting. As they attended they found the victim with serious head injuries.
Blackpool Murder Investigation Ryan Harvey Death: As Family Mourn The Loss of Their ‘little boy’
He has now been named as 22-year-old Ryan David Harvey from Walsall. He was taken to Royal Preston Hospital for treatment. Yesterday morning (June 28) he was pronounced dead.
In a tribute, Ryan’s family said: “A family has lost their little boy due to an incident that happened on Saturday in Blackpool. Our little Ryan was a bubbly lad who would do anything for anyone. Ryan was a lifelong Walsall FC fan who lived and breathed football. We are absolutely heartbroken and would appreciate some privacy at this time to grieve for our loss.”
Police have launched a murder investigation and two men from Lancashire have been arrested after a young Walsall FC fan died in Blackpool.https://t.co/8kMWTFxdUm
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A post mortem examination concluded that the cause of Ryan’s death was blunt head trauma. Enquiries to establish exactly how Ryan came about his injuries are ongoing. A 32-year-old from Fleetwood was arrested this afternoon (June 29) on suspicion of murder. He remains in custody, police have confirmed.
Detectives would like to thank members of the public for assisting in identifying two people in CCTV stills released as part of a previous appeal. The woman in the CCTV is not considered a suspect in the matter.
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A 36-year-old man was arrested on Saturday at the scene. Paul Atherton, from Knowsley Crescent, Thornton Cleveleys, has since been charged with Section 18 Wounding, Section 47 Wounding, two Section 39 Assaults, and possession of an offensive weapon in a public place. He appeared before Blackpool magistrates on Monday and was remanded into custody.
Temporary DCI Rach Higson, of the Force Major Investigation Team, said: “This altercation has led to a young man losing his life and my thoughts are very much with Ryan’s family and friends at this time. We have a dedicated team of officers assigned to this investigation and we are determined to establish exactly what occurred and identify everybody involved.
“Although we have now made two arrests our enquiries are very much ongoing. I would ask anybody with information or CCTV, dashcam or mobile phone footage which could assist our enquiries to come forward as soon as possible. This happened on a busy street in the middle of the day where there were lots of people and traffic around.”
Anyone with information or footage is asked to email [email protected] or call 101, quoting log number 1127 of June 25.
