'The memory I have is his body in the morgue': Mum's plea to find e-bike riders who shot dead son

The mother of a man shot dead by attackers on electric bikes three years ago has appealed for help finding his killers.

Sam Rimmer was shot in the back on 16 August 2022 when the bikes rode into Lavrock Bank in Liverpool and fired at him and his friends. The 22-year-old was injured and died a short while later in hospital.

Ten people have been arrested since then but no charges have followed. Sam's mum, Joanne, said the last three years have been "agonising" and "the passing of time has not eased the pain".

"People say to cherish the memories, but when I think of Sam, the memory I have is of his body in the morgue, staring at his chest, willing him to breathe. No parent should ever have to identify their child's body," she said.

Joanne pleaded: "If you know something and you are reading this, please, please speak up. "No one will ever know as it will be completely anonymous.

Sam was shot in his back. He was turned away from his killers.

This image haunts me. In his final moments, was he scared? Was he in pain?" She added: "I died the day Sam did.

I function but I do not live." Detective Chief Inspector Steve McGrath, from Merseyside Police, said they "just need the final piece of the puzzle". "We know that there are people out there who live in the Dingle/Toxteth area who know who is responsible and my appeal is for those people to come forward and tell us what they know," he urged.

"Do you know who was riding on the bikes that arrived in Lavrock Bank that night? Do you know where they went afterwards or where they are being stored?" He said any information would be handled carefully and "extensive measures" put in place to protect anyone who comes forward. Anyone who witnessed the incident, was in the area at the time, or has any other information is urged to contact Merseyside Police on their public portal.

They can also be reached on @MerPolCC on X, or information can be left anonymously with Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111..