A MAN has been remanded in custody after appearing in court charged with murdering his stepson’s father.
Robert Pennington, 44, is accused of stabbing Michael O’Connor in the head at the victim’s Birkdale home on Friday morning. It is then alleged he tried to turn the knife on 16-year-old Liam O’Connor, who ran away.
Mr O’Connor was rushed to Southport general hospital where, despite the frantic efforts of doctors, he died an hour later. Pennington, 44, of Walnut Street, Southport, was questioned throughout Friday and on Saturday afternoon he was charged with murdering 59-year-old Mr Connor and attempting to murder Liam.
He appeared before South Sefton magistrates’ yesterday at a specially convened court hearing.
Pennington was remanded in custody until September 9 for his first appearance at Liverpool Crown Court.
