Saturday 21st April 2007 ~ The beginning of a nightmare.
The majority of Henry's working life had been spent as a driver. He was forced into early retirement due to ill health. This did not suit him. He kept himself busy in numerous ways throughout his retirement and in 2007 he decided to help out an acquaintance who had a newspaper delivery round. The shift started at 1am and finished at roughly 7am.
The delivery route took in various shops, petrol stations & convenience stores. One of the drop off points was a shop in an area of Liverpool called Warbreck Moor.
It would seem whilst at Warbreck Moor, Henry became aware that he was possibly being followed. He had noticed a 'dark coloured saloon' style car en route. The next stop was a petrol station, Henry decided not to fulfil this delivery instead he carried on to the next stop on the route, Stopgate convenience Store. Situated on Stopgate Lane, in a very busy area of Liverpool.