i ll do what i can. as we heard tim edwards say, his mission is now to stop gun violence on merseyside. our reporter lindsey prosser has been to wallasey, to speak to people living on the estates where the gangs operate, to hear how they re trying to tackle crime. for months, the woodchurch estate has been the focus of media attention. elle edwards killer was repeatedly banned from the estate. this community does not want to be tarnished with a reputation for gang violence. it s a community that wants opportunities for its young people, a community that wants change. they re tired and they re fearful of how the estate is presented in the outside world. people are proud of this estate, they love the estate, but for years and years and years, they ve seen services reduced, they ve had their opportunities for young people youth centres closing down.
via relationships, and you can only do that by the softly, softly, build those relationships with the police, with all organisations, and work together. lindsey prosser, bbc news. a reminder that we are expecting the sentencing of connor chapman for the murder of elle edwards in the next hour and we will cross to liverpool crown court here on bbc news to hear thejudge s remarks. now, are you an early morning runner? maybe you do a quick 5k before you go to work, or you get up early at the weekend to get a few miles under your belt. well, spare a moment for aaron robinson who does a marathon every morning, from 3.00am. this week he completed his 200th consecutive marathon, with his dogs on hampstead heath in north london. he says he s not stopping any time soon. so i m aaron robinson.
and killed at a pub last christmas eve, she became an innocent victim of a feud between two rival wirral gangs. a man will be sentenced today after being convicted of her murder. 0ur reporter lindsey prosser has been to wallasey, to speak to residents living on the estates of those gangs, to hear how they re trying to tackle crime. for months, the woodchurch estate has been the focus of media attention. elle edwards killer was repeatedly banned from the estate. this community does not want to be tarnished with a reputation for gang violence. it s a community that wants opportunities for its young people, a community that wants change. they re tired and they re fearful of how the estate is presented in the outside world. people are proud of this estate, they love the estate, but for years and years and years, they ve seen services reduced, they ve had their opportunities for young people youth centres closing down. the local leisure centre remains closed. the council has plans
and work together. lindsey prosser, bbc news. we ve been hearing from elle s father, tim edwards, who s been telling us about the devastating impact losing his daughter has had on his life and those around him. and that s the other side, isn t it, of all of this, the other people. all right, as a family, we all suffer, always will. forever. but there s other people as well that were there and tried to help elle. and they are going to suffer. so my heart goes out to those people, it really does, genuinely. i d love to wave a magic wand and make their lives better. because, again, they don t deserve to go through it, really.