THE father of murdered Wirral beautician Elle Edwards has revealed what happened when he came face to face with his daughter's killer.

Elle's murder and the investigation that followed was the subject of a new documentary screened on the Crime+Investigation channel last night (Monday, September 16). 

A tearful Tim Edwards spoke throughout the programme recounting heart breaking details of the aftermath of Elle's shooting at the Lighthouse pub in Wallasey Village on Christmas Eve 2022.

"It's something you should never have to do - bury one of your own children," said Tim. "It's constantly on your mind - I'll quite often be walking along the road and have a meltdown on the side of the road - that happens quite regularly." 

The programme chart's the police investigation and the dramatic man hunt for murder suspect Connor Chapman who was arrested in a Tesco's supermarket in Newtown in Wales. 

Speaking about Chapman's subsequent trial at Liverpool Crown Court, one of the detectives involved, said: "He (Chapman) knew the evidence against him was incredibly strong and he's prepared to roll the dice and put the family through that to see if he can get away with murder."

Johnny Humphries, one of the reporters who covered the trial, remembered how Chapman sat "literally four or five feet away from Tim Edwards when he was giving evidence."

Remembering the trial, Tim said: "He (Chapman) walked in with a bit of a swagger with this cockiness about him and as soon as he walked in I looked straight at him.

"He initially looked at me but he very quickly put his head down and he never, ever looked at me again.  

"It just shows exactly what he is - a coward.

"He tried to convince everyone that he was on his couch watching youtube but his phone and his wifi was not active at the time of the shooting. 

"It was just lies after lies and he had the arrogance to think people were going to fall for it - it was just weak and the evidence that was presented against it was so strong. 

"Everyone had to just sit there and listen to this drivel.

"There was no regret, no remorse, no excuse for what he did. He just didn't care."

On July 6, following a 24-day trial, Chapman was found guilty of murdering Elle after the jury deliberated for almost four hours.

He was also found guilty of attempted murder, one count of assault occasioning actual bodily harm, two counts of wounding with intent to cause grievous bodily harm, and possession of a gun and ammunition.

The following day Chapman was sentenced to life imprisonment with a minimum term of 48 years.

Crimes That Shook Britain airs Mondays from 16 September at 9pm on Crime+Investigation HD (CH 133). You can also catch it in Crime+Investigation on demand.