Detectives investigating the fatal stabbing of a man who was on a night out to celebrate his 21st birthday have released CCTV images of two taxis.
Sam Cook, from Crosby, was involved in an altercation in the basement of the Empire Bar in Seel Street, Liverpool on 21 October.
A post-mortem examination found he died from a stab wound to the heart.
Merseyside Police hope the photographs of the two taxis will lead to their drivers and passengers coming forward.
Det Insp Richie Jones said: "We believe that the drivers of these taxis may be able to provide information and I must emphasise that we have no suspicions of any involvement in the offence."
The first image is of a taxi that picked up a group of men somewhere in the area around Slater Street and dropped them off near to the Sugar Hut on Victoria Street at about 00:19 BST on Sunday 22 October.
The second image is of another taxi which had its front nearside light out.
It dropped a group of men and women off outside the Picture House on Scotland Road, opposite the Shell Garage, at 04.30 the same morning.
Mr Jones added: "We want to speak to the drivers of both taxis, and anyone who recognises themselves as being in the taxis at these times and locations."
Sharing a picture of him which was taken in the hours before he died, Mr Cook's family said he had "always wanted to help people" and was "happy, caring and passionate about life".
Two 20-year-old men arrested on suspicion of murder have been released on conditional bail.
A 22-year-old man arrested on suspicion of murder has been released under investigation.
Three men aged 28, 24 and 21 arrested on suspicion of assisting an offender have been bailed until November.
Two women aged 19, arrested on suspicion of assisting an offender, have been released under investigation.
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A Gloucester cocaine dealer who made more than £41,000 from his illegal trade was jailed for five years at the city crown court today.
When taxi driver Marino Giaquinto, 30, was arrested in a police raid on his home in Reservoir road, Gloucester, he had almost £28,000 in the house - and claimed he won much of it gambling.
But large amounts of high purity cocaine , some cut with caffeine and boric acid, were found along with digital scales and all the trappings of significant dealing, the prosecution said.
Giaquinto, married with two children and now of Barleycroft close, Gloucester, admitted having cocaine with intent to supply and was sentenced to five years imprisonment.
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A Scarva taxi driver has been cleared of sexually assaulting a passenger. Following a contested hearing at Newry Magistrates Court on Thursday, October 26, Anthony McGrath (52) of Glenloughan Road was acquitted of the sexual assault charge by District Judge King.
Mr McGrath, who was represented at the hearing by Gareth Downey of Arthur J. Downey & Co Solicitors, denied the allegations made against him from the outset.
Speaking on behalf of his client after the hearing, solicitor Gareth Downey commented: “Mr McGrath instructs that he feels fully vindicated and was confident he would be proved innocent.”
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A taxi driver has lost his licence to operate in Reigate and Banstead after making sexually suggestive comments towards a lone female passenger.
Shahid Tafader had his taxi licence revoked by the borough council and, at a subsequent hearing at Guildford Crown Court on Friday (October 27), the decision was upheld by the court.
Mr Shahid Tafader's licence was revoked in November 2016 following the allegation and the council later rejected an appeal against the decision.
After failing to get that decision overturned at Friday's court hearing, he was ordered to pay costs of £4,500.
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