Police issue fresh appeal for help after 'murdered' elderly woman found in bin bag at popular park
A murder probe was launched after the discovery was made by a member of the public
Police have issued a further plea to the public to help identify an elderly woman who was found dead inside a bin bag at a busy park.
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The discovery was made by a member of the public in Stanley Park, Liverpool, shortly before 5:30pm on Friday afternoon.
Officers believe the bag had been there for a number of weeks and the woman was described as white, aged in her 70s, about 5ft 2in tall, and of small build with strawberry-blonde hair.
She was also wearing a "distinctive" pink Nike T-shirt when she was found in the park, which sits between Liverpool's Anfield Stadium and Everton's Goodison Park.
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Merseyside Police have yet to identify the victim and issued a fresh appeal for help on Tuesday evening.
Detective Superintendent Rachel Wilson, who is leading the murder investigation, said in a video on X: "This is a woman whose later years have been stolen from her.
"She was aged in her 70s so may have been someone's grandmother, someone's sister, someone's auntie or someone's friend.
"She was someone's child once and may have had children herself. She may have been someone's wife, best friend or neighbour.
"We need to know who she is so we can find whoever killed her."
Ms Wilson added: "If you've had anyone in your life you have not seen in a while or have lost contact with who has a similar description to this woman, please get in touch.
"You will not be wasting our time or get into any trouble if it turns out not to be the same person."
The bag had been found within the walled garden of the park near the Isla Gladstone conservatory in the park.
Uniformed officers and a mounted unit have been patrolling the area since the discovery.
MS Wilson continued: "We are determined to do everything we can to identify this poor woman and the person who killed her, with the public's help we will."
A post-mortem has already taken place, but the woman's cause of death was not being made public for "investigative reasons", police previously said.