Woman's body found in Stanley Park

Police say the death is being treated as unexplained

Author: Abi SimpsonPublished 29th Aug 2026

The body of a woman has been found by a member of the public in Stanley Park in Liverpool.

Merseyside Police were first called at around 5.25pm on Friday 28th August.

They tell us the death is being treated as unexplained and the woman hasn't yet been identified.

They've begun work to find out who she is and let her next of kin know.

A Home Office post-mortem is due to be carried out on Saturday to figure out how she died.

A cordon's in place around the park.

Officers are looking into CCTV and want anyone who saw what happened to come forwards.

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