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| Neil Doyle murder: Man arrested after handing himself in to police in connection with murder of off-duty policeman in Liverpool | |
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| Detectives investigating the death of off-duty police constable Neil Doyle have arrested a man on suspicion of murder. | Detectives investigating the death of off-duty police constable Neil Doyle have arrested a man on suspicion of murder. |
| Merseyside Police said the 28-year-old suspect handed himself in to police on Friday evening and is currently being interviewed by detectives. | Merseyside Police said the 28-year-old suspect handed himself in to police on Friday evening and is currently being interviewed by detectives. |
| PC Doyle, 36, was allegedly attacked in Liverpool city centre in the early hours of Friday during a Christmas night out with colleagues. | PC Doyle, 36, was allegedly attacked in Liverpool city centre in the early hours of Friday during a Christmas night out with colleagues. |
| He was due to go on his honeymoon next month. | He was due to go on his honeymoon next month. |
| PC Doyle was with two other off-duty officers when it is believed they were attacked by three men in Colquitt Street at around 3.15am. | PC Doyle was with two other off-duty officers when it is believed they were attacked by three men in Colquitt Street at around 3.15am. |
| Doormen from the nearby Aloha nightclub administered first aid before the paramedics arrived and took him to the Royal Liverpool Hospital, but PC Doyle died as a result of his injuries. | Doormen from the nearby Aloha nightclub administered first aid before the paramedics arrived and took him to the Royal Liverpool Hospital, but PC Doyle died as a result of his injuries. |
| His colleagues were both treated in hospital for facial injuries. | His colleagues were both treated in hospital for facial injuries. |
| A Merseyside Police spokesman said detectives were investigating the possibility that the officers were recognised from their work. | A Merseyside Police spokesman said detectives were investigating the possibility that the officers were recognised from their work. |
| "It's one line of inquiry that we are looking at but it's by no means the set-in-stone motive," he said. | "It's one line of inquiry that we are looking at but it's by no means the set-in-stone motive," he said. |
| PC Doyle had married his fiancée Sarah in July, and was due to go on his honeymoon in January. | PC Doyle had married his fiancée Sarah in July, and was due to go on his honeymoon in January. |
| Police officers at the scene on Colquitt Street, Liverpool | Police officers at the scene on Colquitt Street, Liverpool |
| The couple had been together for 16 years and PC Doyle also leaves behind his mother Theresa and brother Greg. | The couple had been together for 16 years and PC Doyle also leaves behind his mother Theresa and brother Greg. |
| The officer, who joined the force in May 2004 and was based at Eaton Road police station in West Derby, had previously had won a commendation for his actions in arresting three men after a violent robbery. | The officer, who joined the force in May 2004 and was based at Eaton Road police station in West Derby, had previously had won a commendation for his actions in arresting three men after a violent robbery. |
| Peter Singleton, chairman of Merseyside Police Federation, said the police community was "devastated" by their fellow officer’s death. | Peter Singleton, chairman of Merseyside Police Federation, said the police community was "devastated" by their fellow officer’s death. |
| "His family, friends and colleagues are absolutely devastated. I spoke to the colleagues who were out with him and they were in absolute bits. | "His family, friends and colleagues are absolutely devastated. I spoke to the colleagues who were out with him and they were in absolute bits. |
| "He exemplified the British bobby. He was a good, well-liked, hard-working bobby who did his best to support the community. | "He exemplified the British bobby. He was a good, well-liked, hard-working bobby who did his best to support the community. |
| "He really was a good, skilled, dependable cop, who would always do his best for the public. | "He really was a good, skilled, dependable cop, who would always do his best for the public. |
| "It is horrible to lose a colleague at any time but he had only been married five months and it is just coming up to Christmas. | "It is horrible to lose a colleague at any time but he had only been married five months and it is just coming up to Christmas. |
| "It is a really tough time for his family and his colleagues." | "It is a really tough time for his family and his colleagues." |