Teenager on manslaughter charge

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A teenager has been charged with manslaughter after a 17-year-old was shot dead on Merseyside.

Lewis O'Brien was killed at a house on Hathersage Road, Huyton, near Liverpool on Wednesday 27 January.

A 16-year-old boy has been charged with manslaughter, possession of a firearm and attempting to pervert the course of justice, Merseyside Police said.

The teenager, who cannot be named for legal reasons, is due to appear before Knowsley Youth Court on Wednesday.