'Shoeless' man in his 30s with 'facial injuries' is found dead in street in broad daylight as police cordon area

By CAMERON ROY, DATA JOURNALIST Published: 20:25, 27 June 2026 | Updated: 20:27, 27 June 2026 A man alleged to be shoeless and with facial injuries has been found dead in a street in the Merseyside town of Kirkby. Police were called at around 12.50pm on Saturday after they received a report from the North West Ambulance Service that a man in his 30s had been found dead.  Merseyside Police has put a cordon in place on Kersey Road and around parts of Broad Lane in response to the incident.  His death is currently being treated as 'unexplained' whilst enquiries remain ongoing to establish the full circumstances.  An eyewitness told the Liverpool Echo that a friend of theirs had found the man in the street with 'facial injuries' and that he did not have shoes on. Police forensic teams can be seen working inside the cordon and a number of detectives have begun making CCTV and witness enquiries. Merseyside Police has put a cordon in place on Kersey Road and around parts of Broad Lane in response to the incident The man was alleged to be shoeless and with facial injuries. He has been found dead in a street in the Merseyside town of Kirby Officers are guarding the entrances to the cordon and are not letting residents back into their homes while investigations continue. Merseyside Police said anyone with information should contact investigators by calling 101 quoting log 513 of June 27. People can also pass information on anonymously via Crimestoppers. A Merseyside Police spokesperson said: 'We can confirm that an investigation is underway following the death of a man in Kirkby.  'At around 12.50pm this afternoon, Saturday, 27 June, we received a report from North West Ambulance Service that a man in his 30s was found deceased on Kersey Road. 'A police cordon is in place on Kersey Road and his death is being treated as unexplained whilst enquiries remain ongoing to establish the full circumstances of what happened.' No comments have so far been submitted. Why not be the first to send us your thoughts, or debate this issue live on our message boards. By posting your comment you agree to our house rules. Do you want to automatically post your MailOnline comments to your Facebook Timeline? Your comment will be posted to MailOnline as usual. Do you want to automatically post your MailOnline comments to your Facebook Timeline? Your comment will be posted to MailOnline as usual We will automatically post your comment and a link to the news story to your Facebook timeline at the same time it is posted on MailOnline. To do this we will link your MailOnline account with your Facebook account. We’ll ask you to confirm this for your first post to Facebook. You can choose on each post whether you would like it to be posted to Facebook. Your details from Facebook will be used to provide you with tailored content, marketing and ads in line with our Privacy Policy.