A man has been arrested on suspicion of murder after three people were stabbed in Liverpool.

Two men and a woman were taken to hospital after sustaining stab and slash wounds at a property in Toxteth on Sunday afternoon.

A 28-year-old man died in hospital.

The attack happened in Upper Warwick Street around 1pm.

Merseyside Police said it had arrested a 38-year-old man from the Toxteth area on suspicion of murder and two counts of attempted wounding with intent.

He has been taken into custody.

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The force said a man in his 30s remains in a critical but stable condition while a woman, also in her 30s, remains in a serious but stable condition.

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