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| Off-duty PC Neil Doyle dies after Liverpool assault | Off-duty PC Neil Doyle dies after Liverpool assault |
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| An off-duty police officer has died after he and two colleagues were assaulted in Liverpool city centre. | An off-duty police officer has died after he and two colleagues were assaulted in Liverpool city centre. |
| PC Neil Doyle, 36, was taken to hospital following the attack near the Aloha Club in Colquitt Street at about 03:15 GMT. He died shortly after. | |
| Two other off-duty officers were also attacked and have been treated in hospital for facial injuries. | Two other off-duty officers were also attacked and have been treated in hospital for facial injuries. |
| PC Doyle worked at the Eaton Road police station in West Derby. Police are treating the attack as murder. | PC Doyle worked at the Eaton Road police station in West Derby. Police are treating the attack as murder. |
| 'Good cop' | 'Good cop' |
| A police spokesman said both of the injured officers had been discharged from hospital, where one had been treated for a fractured cheekbone and the other "a less serious facial injury". | A police spokesman said both of the injured officers had been discharged from hospital, where one had been treated for a fractured cheekbone and the other "a less serious facial injury". |
| Merseyside Police Federation chairman Peter Singleton said PC Doyle was "a good cop that any officer would be proud to call a colleague". | Merseyside Police Federation chairman Peter Singleton said PC Doyle was "a good cop that any officer would be proud to call a colleague". |
| "Neil was the kind of officer the police service is built on. This is devastating news." | "Neil was the kind of officer the police service is built on. This is devastating news." |
| Merseyside's police commissioner Jane Kennedy added: "I am deeply shocked and saddened by this news. My heart goes out to the family of Neil Doyle. | Merseyside's police commissioner Jane Kennedy added: "I am deeply shocked and saddened by this news. My heart goes out to the family of Neil Doyle. |
| "I am sure I speak for people across Merseyside when I send his loved ones, friends and colleagues our thoughts and most heartfelt sympathy." | "I am sure I speak for people across Merseyside when I send his loved ones, friends and colleagues our thoughts and most heartfelt sympathy." |
| The flag at Allerton Police Station is flying at half-mast as a mark of respect. | The flag at Allerton Police Station is flying at half-mast as a mark of respect. |
| The area around where the three men were attacked has been cordoned off while a forensic investigation takes place. | The area around where the three men were attacked has been cordoned off while a forensic investigation takes place. |
| A post-mortem examination to establish the cause of PC Doyle's death will be carried out later. | A post-mortem examination to establish the cause of PC Doyle's death will be carried out later. |