Two men have been arrested on suspicion of murder after a young council worker, 28, was shot dead in her own backyard.
Ashley Dale’s family say life has become ‘a living nightmare’ after she was killed in Merseyside last summer.
On Monday, two men from Huyton, aged 40 and 28, were arrested on suspicion of murder and deliberate possession of a firearm.
Another man, 25, from St. Helens, has been taken in for questioning on suspicion of aiding a perpetrator.
The total number of people arrested in connection with the case stands at 15.
Ashley was found with a gunshot wound in the garden of her home in Old Swan on August 21.
Paramedics and police rushed to an address in Leinster Road at around 12:40 am but were unable to save her and she died in hospital.
The victim’s family have said they ‘couldn’t be more proud’ of the ‘loving, kind and articulate’ young woman, who worked as an environmental health officer for Knowsley Council.
On her birthday last December, her family said, “On what would have been Ashley’s 29th birthday, her loss is indescribable, the family has been torn apart and life can never be ‘normal’ again.
Her birthday so close to Christmas made this time of year so special, but Christmas will be unbearable without her.
Life has become a living nightmare for Ashley’s parents, siblings and family.
Her loving, kind and eloquent nature was reflected in the number of friends she had. We couldn’t be more proud of Ashley.
“There is a huge hole, life will never be the same again.
“We miss you Ash with all our hearts, and promise that justice will be served for ‘Our Ash’.”
Merseyside Police are appealing to anyone with information to come forward.
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