Merseyside Police are appealing for information to aid their investigation into the murder of a 23-year-old man outside a restaurant in Liverpool city centre after England’s win over the Ukraine.

Duncan Browne suffered a cardiac arrest after being assaulted by three men on Hanover Street in Liverpool at around 3.29am on 4th July.

The police said he passed away on Monday evening with his family at his bedside.

At around 3.40am on Sunday, the police received a report from North West Ambulance Service that the victim had suffered a heart attack after being beaten by a group of three men.

Merseyside Police said: “It was alleged he was punched by the offenders outside City Buffet restaurant before collapsing. The offenders are reported to have left the scene in a blue and pink coloured Hackney cab.”

Detective Inspector Gavin Mulcahy said: “Duncan had enjoyed an evening with friends in the city centre, watching the Euro 2020 Quarter Final match between Ukraine v England.

“He had every right to go out with friends to enjoy himself, and return home safely to bed. But because of the callous actions of his attackers, Duncan’s family are now grieving his loss at a very young age after an unspeakable tragedy.”

Mulcahy added: “We have a team of detectives working day and night to trace the offenders, and we have established a number of good leads.

“But we know this area of town would have been busy with many people going home for the night, and with drivers including taxi and private hire drivers passing by.”

The police believe motorists in the area at the time have “information or footage that has not yet been given to police” and have appealed to the public to come forwards with any information that may help the investigation.

On 8th July, Merseyside Police posted a video of Browne’s grandfather making a heartfelt appeal for information.

In the footage, viewed over 235,000 times, John Browne describes his grandson as a “kind, generous, warm-hearted, respectful young man” who dreamed of becoming a firefighter and would have been “made up” to watch England’s Euro 2020 semi-final victory on Wednesday.

Officers arrested a 37-year-old man from Liverpool on suspicion of murder on Monday. He is being kept in custody on unrelated matters as the investigation continues.