Speed of release of suspect's race and ethnicity 'unprecedented'

THE speed at which police released the race and ethnicity of the suspect in the Liverpool car incident is 'unprecedented,' a former chief superintendent has said.

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Merseyside Police confirmed they had arrested a 53-year-old white British man from the Liverpool area around two hours after the incident that left dozens of people, including four children, hurt.

The force was criticised in the wake of the Southport murders last summer for not releasing more information after false rumours were started online that the killer was a Muslim asylum seeker.