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A man has been charged with murdering a shopkeeper on Merseyside.
Nilani Nimalarajah, 44, died in hospital after being found with stab wounds at Low Cost Food and Wine on Stanley Road in Bootle on 20 June.
Nimalarajah Mathiyadaranam, 47, of Warrington Road in Widnes, Cheshire, has been charged with murder and possession of a knife or pointed item in a public place, as well as two breaches of restraining orders, Merseyside Police said.
He was remanded in custody to appear at Liverpool Magistrates' Court on Thursday.
Det Ch Insp Alan Nuttall urged people not to share material related to the incident online and said the force continued to appeal for anyone with information to come forward.
