{"id":273487,"date":"2025-08-29T21:05:05","date_gmt":"2025-08-29T20:05:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/outgoing-merseyside-police-chief-says-southport-attack-was-hardest-day-in-forces-history-itv-news\/"},"modified":"2025-08-29T21:05:05","modified_gmt":"2025-08-29T20:05:05","slug":"outgoing-merseyside-police-chief-says-southport-attack-was-hardest-day-in-forces-history-itv-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/outgoing-merseyside-police-chief-says-southport-attack-was-hardest-day-in-forces-history-itv-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Outgoing Merseyside police chief says Southport attack was hardest day in force&#8217;s history | ITV News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i4.ytimg.com\/vi\/sxc2AhZTE6s\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Outgoing Merseyside police chief says Southport attack was hardest day in force's history | ITV News\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/sxc2AhZTE6s\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>The outgoing Chief Constable of Merseyside Police has opened up about her job as she retires from the role after almost five years at the helm.<\/p>\n<p>In less than five years Serena Kennedy has led the force through some of the region&#8217;s most shocking crimes, the murders of nine-year-old Olivia Pratt-Korbel and 12-year-old Ava White, the bombing at Liverpool Women&#8217;s Hospital and the Southport attack.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Subscribe to ITV News on YouTube: http:\/\/bit.ly\/2lOHmNj<br \/>\n\u2022 Get breaking news and more stories at http:\/\/www.itv.com\/news<\/p>\n<p>Follow ITV News on TikTok https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@itvnews?lang=en<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on Instagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/itvnews\/<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on Facebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/itvnews\/<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on X: https:\/\/twitter.com\/itvnews<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The outgoing Chief Constable of Merseyside Police has opened up about her job as she retires from the role after almost five years at the helm. 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