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Liverpool Echo
Liverpool Echo
National
Steve Graves

Man charged with murder of Liverpool dad found dumped in stolen car

A man has been charged with the murder of a Liverpool dad nearly three years ago.

Joseph McKeever's body was found in the boot of a stolen car in Everton on June 15, 2017.

Firefighters discovered the 54-year-old’s body in the boot of a stolen blue Ford Focus ST.

He had suffered two broken kneecaps, broken ribs, broken eye sockets, a severe head injury and was strangled with a ligature.

Five men were convicted in connection with his death in January 2019.

Today police said another man, Lee Knox, had been arrested in Belfast on Saturday.

Knox, 42, of no fixed address was arrested in Northern Ireland as part of a joint operation by officers from Merseyside Police and the Police Service of Northern Ireland.

A Merseyside Police spokeswoman said: "He appeared at Liverpool Magistrates Court today where he was charged with the murder of Mr McKeever and he was further remanded in custody to appear at Liverpool Crown Court on Wednesday, 29 April."

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