More arrests over Ashley Dale shooting possible as investigations 'ongoing'

More arrests could take place in connection with the murder of Ashley Dale, prosecutors say. The 28-year-old died afer she was shot at her Merseyside home in August last year.

Four men were unanimously convicted of her murder following a trial at Liverpool Crown Court last month. James Witham, Joseph Peers, Niall Barry and Sean Zeisz were all also found guilty of also found guilty of conspiracy to murder Ms Dale's boyfriend Lee Harrison and conspiracy to possess a prohibited weapon, namely a Skorpion submachine gun, and ammunition with intent to endanger life. Ian Fitzgibbon was cleared of these three charges while a sixth defendant, Kallum Radford, was acquitted of assisting an offender.

The Crown Prosecution has confirmed to the Liverpool Echo that investigations into the shooting remain "ongoing". A total of 15 people were previously arrested on suspicion of various offences in connection with Ms Dale's death, and several remain on police bail.

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Olivia Cristinacce-Travis, senior crown prosecutor for the CPS Mersey-Cheshire, said: "At this stage, there are people who are currently released under investigation or on police bail. We're not in a position to comment on the status of the investigation on those charges.

"There is still an ongoing investigation in relation to some of those people. So it's not entirely concluded as of yet."

Barry was the first of the defendants to be arrested, being detained by armed officers at the Formby Hall Hotel on the evening of August 24 2022. His trial also heard that his girlfriend was held alongside him on