A woman was arrested on suspicion of murder after a man was fatally stabbed inside a flat. Merseyside Police attended reports of an incident inside a block of flats on Sherlock Avenue in Haydock at around 10.25pm yesterday, Friday, May 2. When officers attended the scene along with the North West Ambulance Service they found a man with stab injuries. A spokesperson for the force has since confirmed the man, in his 30s, has since died of his injuries. Merseyside Police told the ECHO this morning that a 39-year-old woman from Billinge has been arrested on suspicion of murder. She remains in police custody to be questioned. A spokesperson for Merseyside Police said: "We are in the early stages of investigating the incident and our enquiries are ongoing." The ECHO's crime reporter is on his way to the scene and we will bring you updates as we get them. We will also ask for more information from Merseyside Police throughout the day. Get all the big headlines, pictures, analysis, opinion and video on the stories that matter to you by signing up to our daily and breaking newsletter. Sign up to our breaking news newsletter here. If you have any information about the incident, Merseyside Police has asked people to contact the force's social media desk on Twitter @MerPolCC or Facebook ‘Merseyside Police Contact Centre’ with any further information, quoting 25000365166.