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STEVEN BLACKMORE WAS LAST SEEN WALKING INTO HIS HOME ON SUNDAY EVENING, DAYS LATER POLICE DISCOVERED HIS BODY 15:57, 23 May 2025 A man's body was found in his bed after his partner rang
police to break in. Steven Blackmore was last seen on Ring doorbell footage entering his home at around 11pm on Sunday, May 18. When his partner, Annmarie Jones-Gilbert, hadn't heard
from the 54-year-old the following day, she rang his mobile phone and knock at his door but when there was no answer she rang Merseyside Police on Monday evening. Merseyside Police explained
to the ECHO how the force opened dialogue with Riverside Housing, who own the property, 20 minutes after the phone call from Annmarie at 6.10pm on Monday. The following morning, Annmarie
rang police again before ringing the housing provider. Police arrived at around at the address at 10.10am on Tuesday, May 20, where officers found Steven's body. She told the ECHO:
"Me and Steven were in a relationship but we lived separately., I knew something was wrong because he hadn't been seen on the Monday. We banged at the door and got no answer so we
rang 101." She continued: "There was something seriously wrong. In the end I rang Riverside Housing who then rang police. Police turned up just after 10am and they found his body
in his bed." Paying tribute to the dad-of-two who she has known for 30 years, Annmarie said: "He was a happy person. We got him back to happiness because he'd been really low
for years. "He was in the middle of getting his house done up after he had a flood. He was lovely, he would just get up of a morning and come and sit on my step with all the
neighbours." Merseyside Police confirmed officers were called to Steven's home on Byron Street in Bootle where they discovered his body. A spokesperson for the force said: "We
can confirm that officers were in Bootle earlier this week following the non-suspicious death of a man. "At around 10am on Tuesday 20 May, officers were called to a property in Byron
Street following a concern for the safety of a man in his 50s. "He was sadly pronounced deceased by paramedics. A file has been prepared for the coroner and there are no suspicious
circumstances." A spokesperson for Riverside said: “We are deeply saddened and shocked by the passing of Mr Blackmore. Our thoughts and condolences are with his family and loved ones at
this difficult time. “The police have confirmed there are no suspicious circumstances and a file has been prepared for the coroner. We will continue to help with any queries moving
forwards.” Merseyside Police falls under the Right Care, Right Person approach which assesses whether police are the most appropriate service to respond to an incident. On the force's
website, it says: "If we are the most appropriate service, we will attend when there is: * an immediate risk to life of a person * an immediate risk of serious harm to a person
"We’ll still respond to reports of crime in the usual way. Article continues below "We will always attend when we are the right service to respond. We assess every request against
things like threat, harm, risk, and vulnerability. The Right Care, Right Person approach becomes part of this process."