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Daily Mail
a day ago
- Daily Mail
Grieving mother of man, 22, gunned down by e-bike riders says she 'died on the same day' as she pleads for help finding his killers
The grieving mother of a 22-year-old, who was gunned down by e-bike riders, says she died on the same day, as she issues a plea to help find his killers. Sam Rimmer was with friends on Lavrock Bank, Dingle, Liverpool, on August 16, 2022, when attackers rode by on e-bikes and fired shots at him and his friends. Sadly, Sam was shot in the back and died shortly afterwards in hospital. Since his death, ten people having been arrested but no charges have been placed. Now his mother, Joanne, has issued a desperate plea urging any witnesses, or anyone with information, to come forward on the third anniversary of his death. Describing the years following his murder as 'painful' and 'traumatic', adding: 'The passing of time has not eased the pain.' 'People say to cherish the memories, but when I think of Sam, the memory I have is of his body in the morgue, staring at his chest willing him to breathe,' she said. 'No parent should ever have to identify their child's body.' 'Unless you have experienced the murder of your child, you cannot begin to understand the agonising, torturous mental and emotional horror we endure daily. The ache of my heart just to see my son again.' Pictured: The two e-bike riders who fired a number of shots at Sam and his friends She has urged those who know any information regarding the murder of her son to 'please speak up'. 'No one will ever know as it will be completely anonymous. Sam was shot in his back. He was turned away from his killers. 'This image haunts me. In his final moments, was he scared? Was he in pain? Revealing she functions but does not live, she heartbreakingly added: 'I died the day Sam did. I 'I know the pain of losing Sam will never go but if I see justice for his murder, maybe the family and I can begin to move forward and remember the happy memories of Sam.' Senior Investigating Officer, Detective Chief Inspector Steve McGrath, said: 'Sam's death has had a devastating impact on his family, and in particular his mum, and they deserve to get justice. 'It has now been three years since Sam was tragically killed, but we are still determined as ever to find the person or people responsible. 'As part of our investigation we have made a number of arrests and received a lot of information from the public. We just need the final piece of the puzzle. 'We know that there are people out there who live in the Dingle/Toxteth area who know who is responsible and my appeal is for those people to come forward and tell us what they know. 'Do you know who was riding on the bikes that arrived in Lavrock Bank that night? Do you know where they went afterwards or where they are being stored? 'Any information passed on to us will be handled with care and sensitivity, and we can put extensive measures in place to protect those brave enough to come forward.' Anyone who witnessed the incident or has any information has been urged to contact the Merseyside police via their public portal. You can also contact the force via @MerPolCC on Twitter, or alternatively get in touch with anonymously with Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111, quoting reference number 22000603397.
Yahoo
2 days ago
- Yahoo
Mother appeals to find son's killers after ‘three painful and traumatic years'
A woman said she had suffered 'three painful and traumatic years' as she made an appeal to find her son's murderers on the anniversary of his death. Sam Rimmer was with a group of friends in Lavrock Bank, Dingle, Liverpool, on August 16 2022 when riders on two electric bikes drove into the cul-de-sac and fired a number of shots towards them at around 11.40pm, Merseyside Police said. Mr Rimmer, 22, was injured and despite the efforts of police officers and ambulance staff he was pronounced dead a short while later in hospital. Ten people have been arrested in relation to the murder but no one has been charged. On the third anniversary of his death, Mr Rimmer's mother Joanne said: 'It is three painful and traumatic years since Sam was murdered. The passing of time has not eased the pain. 'People say to cherish the memories, but when I think of Sam, the memory I have is of his body in the morgue, staring at his chest, willing him to breathe. No parent should ever have to identify their child's body. 'Unless you have experienced the murder of your child, you cannot begin to understand the agonising, torturous mental and emotional horror we endure daily. The ache of my heart just to see my son again. 'My appeal is to the people who know who killed Sam. If you know something and you are reading this, please, please speak up. No one will ever know as it will be completely anonymous. 'Sam was shot in his back. He was turned away from his killers. This image haunts me. In his final moments, was he scared? Was he in pain? 'I died the day Sam did. I function but I do not live. I know the pain of losing Sam will never go but if I see justice for his murder, maybe the family and I can begin to move forward and remember the happy memories of Sam.' Detective Chief Inspector Steve McGrath said: 'Sam's death has had a devastating impact on his family, and in particular his mum, and they deserve to get justice. 'It has now been three years since Sam was tragically killed, but we are still determined as ever to find the person or people responsible. 'As part of our investigation we have made a number of arrests and received a lot of information from the public. We just need the final piece of the puzzle. 'We know that there are people out there who live in the Dingle/Toxteth area who know who is responsible and my appeal is for those people to come forward and tell us what they know. 'Do you know who was riding on the bikes that arrived in Lavrock Bank that night? Do you know where they went afterwards or where they are being stored? 'Any information passed on to us will be handled with care and sensitivity, and we can put extensive measures in place to protect those brave enough to come forward.' Anyone who witnessed the incident, was in the area at the time or has any information is urged to contact Merseyside Police through their public portal. The force said it can also be contacted through its social media desk @MerPolCC on X, or information can be left anonymously with Crimestoppers on 0800 555111, with reference number 22000603397.
The Independent
2 days ago
- The Independent
Mother appeals to find son's killers after ‘three painful and traumatic years'
A woman said she had suffered 'three painful and traumatic years' as she made an appeal to find her son's murderers on the anniversary of his death. Sam Rimmer was with a group of friends in Lavrock Bank, Dingle, Liverpool, on August 16 2022 when riders on two electric bikes drove into the cul-de-sac and fired a number of shots towards them at around 11.40pm, Merseyside Police said. Mr Rimmer, 22, was injured and despite the efforts of police officers and ambulance staff he was pronounced dead a short while later in hospital. Ten people have been arrested in relation to the murder but no one has been charged. On the third anniversary of his death, Mr Rimmer's mother Joanne said: 'It is three painful and traumatic years since Sam was murdered. The passing of time has not eased the pain. ' People say to cherish the memories, but when I think of Sam, the memory I have is of his body in the morgue, staring at his chest, willing him to breathe. No parent should ever have to identify their child's body. 'Unless you have experienced the murder of your child, you cannot begin to understand the agonising, torturous mental and emotional horror we endure daily. The ache of my heart just to see my son again. 'My appeal is to the people who know who killed Sam. If you know something and you are reading this, please, please speak up. No one will ever know as it will be completely anonymous. 'Sam was shot in his back. He was turned away from his killers. This image haunts me. In his final moments, was he scared? Was he in pain? 'I died the day Sam did. I function but I do not live. I know the pain of losing Sam will never go but if I see justice for his murder, maybe the family and I can begin to move forward and remember the happy memories of Sam.' Detective Chief Inspector Steve McGrath said: 'Sam's death has had a devastating impact on his family, and in particular his mum, and they deserve to get justice. 'It has now been three years since Sam was tragically killed, but we are still determined as ever to find the person or people responsible. 'As part of our investigation we have made a number of arrests and received a lot of information from the public. We just need the final piece of the puzzle. 'We know that there are people out there who live in the Dingle/ Toxteth area who know who is responsible and my appeal is for those people to come forward and tell us what they know. 'Do you know who was riding on the bikes that arrived in Lavrock Bank that night? Do you know where they went afterwards or where they are being stored? 'Any information passed on to us will be handled with care and sensitivity, and we can put extensive measures in place to protect those brave enough to come forward.' Anyone who witnessed the incident, was in the area at the time or has any information is urged to contact Merseyside Police through their public portal. The force said it can also be contacted through its social media desk @MerPolCC on X, or information can be left anonymously with Crimestoppers on 0800 555111, with reference number 22000603397.
BBC News
2 days ago
- BBC News
Sam Rimmer mum speaks of 'daily horror' since his unsolved murder
The mother of a 22-year-old man who was shot in the back with a sub-machine gun three years ago said the image of seeing his body lying in a morgue still "haunts" the murder of Sam Rimmer remains unsolved, detectives are confident they have identified his killers. Mr Rimmer was killed on Lavrock Bank, in the Dingle area of Liverpool, at about 23:40 BST on 16 August 2022 by a masked gunman who was on the back of an electric bike. Joanne Rimmer urged anyone with any information to come forward, adding: "If I see justice for his murder, maybe the family and I can begin to move forward and remember the happy memories of Sam." Ms Rimmer said the passage of time since her son's death had "not eased the pain". "People say to cherish the memories, but when I think of Sam, the memory I have is of his body in the morgue, staring at his chest, willing him to breathe," she said. "No parent should ever have to identify their child's body. "Unless you have experienced the murder of your child, you cannot begin to understand the agonising, torturous mental and emotional horror we endure daily." Since the shooting 10 people have been arrested in relation to Mr Rimmer's death, some of whom are serving prison sentences for unrelated crimes, but no-one has been Ch Insp Steve McGrath, leading the investigation for Merseyside Police, said Mr Rimmer had been in a house on Lavrock Bank when four men on the back of two bikes pulled in to the cul-de-sac. The force believes there was some noise outside which made Mr Rimmer and his friends leave the address and confront the men. Det Ch Insp McGrath said: "One of those bikes has made it to the top end of the close and at that point one of the males has discharged a firearm towards Sam and his friends."As part of that, at least eight shots were fired and we've established that it was a Skorpion sub-machine gun that was used."The senior detective described the weapon as "military grade ordinance" capable of firing multiple shots in a fraction of a second. Mr Rimmer was struck in the back by a bullet which then exited his chest. The other seven bullets did not hit anyone, but struck residential buildings in the close. Det Ch Insp McGrath said there had been a series of violent incidents in the Dingle area in the weeks leading up to Mr Rimmer's believe these were related to a local turf war between drug dealers. On the evening of the shooting the suspect electric bikes were recorded on CCTV doing laps of the believe this was an attempt to hunt down rivals. Det Ch Insp McGrath said that while Mr Rimmer was not thought to have been a target and was not involved in the Dingle drug scene, his associates that night "were linked to criminal behaviour around localised drug dealing".He said Mr Rimmer, from Bootle in Sefton, was only visiting Dingle when he was detective said the location of the shooting - in a quiet residential cul-de-sac - and the late hour meant there was a lack of acknowledging this had made the investigation harder, he said: "What I would say is that I believe we've identified those responsible for this murder."We just haven't got that key piece of evidence at this moment in time that would prove that."He urged anyone "close" to the suspects who may have heard them discussing the shooting to come forward."We know that people's relationships change, there are fall-outs between associates, but also [beteeen] people who are in close relationships with these individuals," he said. "I believe that the people involved in this would have spoken to people close to them at the time and it may well be that those relationships have changed over time." Listen to the best of BBC Radio Merseyside on BBC Sounds and follow BBC Merseyside on Facebook, X, and Instagram, and watch BBC North West Tonight on BBC iPlayer.
Sky News
2 days ago
- Sky News
Sam Rimmer: Mum's plea to find e-bike riders who shot dead son in Liverpool three years ago
The mother of a man shot dead by attackers on electric bikes three years ago has appealed for help finding his killers. Sam Rimmer was shot in the back on 16 August 2022 when the bikes rode into Lavrock Bank in Liverpool and fired at him and his friends. The 22-year-old was injured and died a short while later in hospital. Ten people have been arrested since then but no charges have followed. Sam's mum, Joanne, said the last three years have been "agonising" and "the passing of time has not eased the pain". "People say to cherish the memories, but when I think of Sam, the memory I have is of his body in the morgue, staring at his chest, willing him to breathe. No parent should ever have to identify their child's body," she said. Joanne pleaded: "If you know something and you are reading this, please, please speak up. "No one will ever know as it will be completely anonymous. Sam was shot in his back. He was turned away from his killers. This image haunts me. In his final moments, was he scared? Was he in pain?" Detective Chief Inspector Steve McGrath, from Merseyside Police, said they "just need the final piece of the puzzle". "We know that there are people out there who live in the Dingle/Toxteth area who know who is responsible and my appeal is for those people to come forward and tell us what they know," he urged. "Do you know who was riding on the bikes that arrived in Lavrock Bank that night? Do you know where they went afterwards or where they are being stored?" He said any information would be handled carefully and "extensive measures" put in place to protect anyone who comes forward. Anyone who witnessed the incident, was in the area at the time, or has any other information is urged to contact Merseyside Police on their public portal. They can also be reached on @MerPolCC on X, or information can be left anonymously with Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.
