The jury heard Fellows and Boyle conspired to rob cash-in-transit drivers with weapons - coshes - together and with others in 2000. Mr Massey was murdered on July 26th 2015 by hired hitman Mark Fellows with an Uzi machine gun outside his home in Clifton. We wanted to show our communities that we are leaving no stone unturned in the hunt for those responsible for the abhorrent attack on an innocent child and his mother, and that we will not stand for the spate of shootings taking place on our streets in recent weeks.. It is imperative that we are able to piece together the moments leading up to this incident. A 10,000 ransom was demanded from Mr Kent's family for his release before heescaped by slipping sleeping tablets into his guard's drink. Two white men, both aged 27, were injured. Serial Killer Who Murdered Four Women While Wearing GPS Device Speaks Out: What I Did 'Was Beyond Evil' Steven Gordon, who sexually assaulted and killed four women while wearing a GPS device, says . It's free, easy and takes no time at all. Mr Kinsella had a long criminal record and was known to have been an 'enforcer' within Merseyside's underworld. He was taken to hospital but his injuries were not. On May 19th, just after 9am, two men tried to get into the home of a man in Monton, Eccles. In terms of disrupting their activities, that was a lot easier because they came from not longstanding entrenched crime families so parents were with us. You have to put yourself in their situation.. He refused to cooperate with the police in their investigation. Or by navigating to the user icon in the top right. Several police appeals for information have been met by a wall of silence from Salford residents fearing reprisals if they talk. Preston Crown Court heard how Lydiate used a British Telecom worker on his payroll to provide him with names, addresses and ex-directory phone numbers to track down his attackers. 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He had been part of a gang led by Stephen Lydiate, now 44 and serving 22 years for in jail over a vicious torture and turf war described as being of biblical proportions. Lydiate, who was later released from prison on licence, was attacked by members of the A Team gang on the day of Massey's funeral, who beat him with wooden staves. Mr Greaney said: "It was insulting about Cazza - Carroll - calling him a faggot and coward and so on.". Want to bookmark your favourite articles and stories to read or reference later? 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The two men, wearing beanie hats, walked into the pub and then pulled the woollen rims over their faces to reveal home-made balaclavas. An emotive appeal issued by police on Thursday, including a picture of Christian in his hospital bed with a cuddly toy and his left leg bandaged, was designed specifically to tug at the heartstrings of Salford mothers. Another, fearsome arsenal found at that address included a sub machine gun, handguns, ammunition, body armour, and police scanners. He denies all three allegations, Left, a photo from 2008 of John Kinsella. An unidentified passenger fled and ditched a wig and glasses, before escaping. Start your Independent Premium subscription today. I am particularly keen to speak to anyone who may have seen a dark-coloured car in the area surrounding the pub on Sunday afternoon, he said. On May 22nd a 37-year-old man was woken in the middle of the night at his home near Leigh by four masked men. Boyle was attacked by another prisoner at HMP Wakefield on January 20 last year. Liverpool's courts are some of the busiest in the UK, with a huge variety of cases being heard each week. The brother-in-law of an underworld "Mr Big" was involved in his assassination, Liverpool crown court has heard. Steven Boyle, was found guilty of murder last year after John Kinsella was shot in the back of the head whilst out walking his dog on May 5, 2018. Receive newsletters with the latest news, sport and what's on updates from the Liverpool ECHO by signing up here, Career criminal Steven Boyle now faces decades behind bars. Fellows, the man who machine gunned Paul Massey on his doorstep, shot Mr Kinsella dead in front of pregnant partner in 2018 on a path off the M62. Police had 'intelligence' Stephen Lydiate was involved in the murder even though he had never been charged, it was said. One of those involved in the attack on Mr Lydiate - and a pall bearer at the funeral - was notorious mob fixer John. Home of the Daily and Sunday Express. Im sitting there shaking in my shoes, not being afraid but thinking what is happening here? said McKie. He had always asserted his opposition to class A drugs, sparking a bloody feud between two gangs fighting to get their hands on the huge profits those substances bring in. On June 17, 1999, a month after the kidnappings that preceded the invasion of the home, police swooped on a flat in Redmires Court, Weaste, Salford, and arrested three men. The murders arose out of gang warfare in Salford, Greater Manchester, the court has heard. Louise Lydiate, Massey's partner of 30. Their injuries are not thought to be life threatening. This means that we may include adverts from us and third parties based on our knowledge of you. He has been bailed until next month. 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