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Boyle and Fellows both joined the anti-A team faction which fought a violent gang war with their enemies on the streets of Salford. Home of the Daily and Sunday Express. 19 Port Soderick Avenue; Salford; M5 4HW; England; Industry Codes. We had a similar but in other ways completely different picture in Moss Side years ago. At 11am that day another man was abducted from a house in Salford. The other was hit in the face as he turned to see what had happened to his accomplice. Chief Superintendent Kevin Mulligan said: We believe this incident is not a broad threat to the local community.. Its your children potentially that are going to get shot its you potentially that is going to get shot, your young children are now clearly in the picture.. 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. From what I have heard one of the lads who got shot was giving people tenners minutes before it kicked off saying, Remember my name., Another said: A man inside the pub was shot in the stomach and the face. Man United beat West Ham United 3-1 in the fifth round of the FA Cup at Old Trafford on Wednesday evening. As always you can unsubscribe at any time. DI Alan Clitherow said: This series of warrants is just one element of the continuing and relentless operation being orchestrated to tackle organised crime gangs in Salford. Lydiate was later convicted, but Erdman walked free. Then it all kicked off in the pub and someone in the pub shot back at the gunmen. He was taken to hospital but his injuries were not life-threatening. Or by navigating to the user icon in the top right. among various. Police have offered onlookers in the bar witness protection in a bid to persuade them to come forward and give evidence. 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Michael Boyle (left) and Stephen Lydiate (right) were at the centre of a bizarre and brutal case. In November 2015, police searched his home and found 22.5g of cocaine at 64% purity, which he admitted dealing, plus cash, digital scales and multiple phones. They fired four shots at some lads in there, one of whom got hit in the mouth, and people scrambled under pool tables in terror. Hawara: 'What happened was horrific and barbaric'. Boyles fingerprints were on the bag and his DNA was on the working firearm. They were the members of a gang who had kidnapped, shot, stabbed, and tortured three men in a bid to track down those behind a gun attack on their leader. This part of Salford was once the fiefdom of Paul Massey, 46, also known as Salfords Mr Big, whose security company once held a stranglehold on the doors of Manchesters biggest and best-known clubs. People are scared. Both victims were associated with a gang known as the A Team, led by a man called Stephen Britton, the jury was told. Police in high-visibility uniforms swarmed around the rundown network of highrise flats and Victorian terraces yesterday in an operation designed not only to trace the killers but also to offer reassurance to those who call this area home. Fellows, 38, who also shot dead Massey's close friend, John Kinsella, three years later, using accomplice Steven Boyle as a spotter, was given a whole life sentence. They think: Im holding on to my life here. Boyle was a member of the city's A Team gang which later split into two warring factions. 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. We use your sign-up to provide content in the ways you've consented to and improve our understanding of you. We also may change the frequency you receive our emails from us in order to keep you up to date and give you the best relevant information possible. Preston Crown Court was told that Stephen Lydiate and his associates began a spree of "extreme terror and violence" after he had been shot in a Salford pub. Supreme Court to sit in Manchester for the first time next week, The court is usually based in central London. After he was released he decided to kill Kinsella who blamed him for Massey's murder. Sign up to the Daily Star's newsletter. In 2012, Fellows admitted possessing cocaine with intent to supply after police seized 200g of the drug, digital scales, mobile phones and 2,000 in cash from his home. We have found 12 people in the UK with the name Stephen Lydiate. Lydiate was driven to revenge after a masked assassin walked into the Ship Pub in Salford last year and opened fire, hitting him in the chest, abdomen, arm, elbow and thigh. Doyle, of Greater Manchester police, said: Salfords very different to other places. Lydiate and some of his associates even wore wigs and dresses when tried to appear to be old ladies. READ MORE:Spotter who helped gangland assassin 'The Iceman' has bid for freedom rejected. In February 2016, Britton and two other men were arrested in a Spanish apartment, where a loaded firearm and ammunition was recovered. At the crash site of 'no hope' - BBC reporter in Greece. Mr Lydiate was the leader of a gang that kidnapped then shot, stabbed and tortured three men in an attempt to track down those behind a gun attack on him. 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. Join thought-provoking conversations, follow other Independent readers and see their replies. They were armed with an arsenal of guns - but forced to flee after a gun was accidentally fired at the property. Mr Greaney said: "The police had information that John Kinsella had been killed as the result of his criminal activity and the police received intelligence that he had a number of enemies that wanted him dead.". Century Foundation. He was a close friend of Stephen Lydiate, now serving 22 years for a vicious torture and turf war. It is imperative that we are able to piece together the moments leading up to this incident. Man United beat West Ham United in the FA Cup fifth round and here are how the players rated at Old Trafford. He said: "I didnt have no loyalty to either side.". Liverpool's courts are some of the busiest in the UK, with a huge variety of cases being heard each week. See today's front and back pages, download the newspaper, order back issues and use the historic Daily Express newspaper archive. Fellows later clutched a pen he had been using to take notes, stared at his co-accused, and drew it slowly across his throat. Four accomplices were jailed for a total of 41 years after being found guilty of charges including plotting murder, blackmail, plotting false imprison- ment and conspiracy to kidnap. This was a terrifying ordeal for those in the pub when shots were fired. For years, Massey was the head of a criminal gang and was believed to have operated protection rackets as well as having links to organised crime gangs across the UK. Fellows chose not to give any evidence during the 26 day trial, but on December 18, 2018 Boyle told a jury at Liverpool Crown Court he was "duped" by his pal into unwittingly being part of the Kinsella murder. 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Steven Boyle was also jailed for life. A significant amount of drugs was seized. He denies all allegations, Steven Boyle, 35 and of Sandy Way in Heywood, Manchester, is accused of the murders of John Kinsella and Paul Massey and the attempted murder of Wendy Owen. They shot him once in both legs and also took him to Hickey Farm. Lee Erdman, 37, once stood trial for conspiracy to murder and for firearms offences. The then-warden at the complex and her friend were intimidated and forced to harbour the gang. However, you will find some great articles which you can comment on right now in our Comment section. In 1999, he was jailed for 14 years for stabbing a man. Two white men, both aged 27, were injured. Massey's brother-in-law, Stephen Lydiate, has served a life sentence for a revenge plot of 'biblical proportions' after a shooting attempt on his life at the Ship Inn, Pendleton, in 1999. On Saturday night he was drinking in the Wellington bar in Salford, when a gunman sneaked in and was seen approaching him. He was a close friend of Stephen Lydiate, now serving 22 years for a vicious torture and turf war. She spoke outside Swinton police station, three miles from where Christian Hickey and his mother, Jayne, 29, were shot in the legs on their doorstep on Monday. He said Fellows received a formal 'threat to life' warning from police in June 2015, after an informal one in March, and graffiti in the area referred to the "fall out". 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.. Gang member Steven Boyle helped murder John Kinsella, Get the latest crime reports and stories from Liverpool Echo straight to your inbox. Mark Fellows was known as 'The Iceman', his trial was told. Detectives investigating the recent shootings searched a number of addresses for the guns in dawn raids on Friday, however no firearms were recovered. It's asking people to spot the giraffe hidden among the toy animals, Tennis star who is also lingerie model wins first title in two years and admits 'surprise', Tennis star and lingerie model Camila Giorgi has celebrated her first WTA title for almost two years after storming to a three-set victory over Rebecca Peterson, 'My naked body is soft and saggy but it deserves to be seen on social media too', Fitness star Sophie Lait has hit out at Instagram for removing her 'soft and saggy' naked picture from its site. He was issued with numerous 'threat to life warnings' by police, ran security companies controlling nightclubs and was being investigated for money laundering. Boyle was moved to HMP Belmarsh after the incident at Wakefield. Jailing Mr Lydiate for life and four others to sentences ranging from 15 to eight years, Judge Peter Openshaw QC said: In a city where shootings have become common, this is a case set apart by its savagery and brutality.. He was himself the victim of a shooting on 25th April 1999 at The Ship Public House, Salford. Lydiate was given a life sentence after being found guilty of conspiracy to murder and conspiracy to kidnap. He admitted possessing ammunition without a certificate, but the bullets found were not the same as those used to kill Massey. He left behind a Baikal loaded handgun, equipped with a silencer, and 82 rounds in a bag. Read about our approach to external linking. Three years later, his close friend John Kinsella, 53, was executed while walking his dogs with his pregnant partner Wendy Owen in Rainhill. Mondays shooting was the 21st known gun crime in Salford in the past 18 months including nine since Masseys death, of which two have been formally linked to the father of fives murder. Horrified drinkers at the 3am lock-in rushed him to hospital, but he died later from gunshot wounds. Lee Erdman, 37, once stood trial for conspiracy to murder and firearms offences alongside Stephen Lydiate, 44. Mr Massey was murdered on. Something went wrong, please try again later. A BODYBUILDER gunned down by a hitman during a pub lock-in was a pal of one of Britains most notorious crimelords. Web. Laurence Lowry Court was the scene of a terrifying incident twenty years ago, Stephen Lydiate is the brother-in-law of the late businessman Paul Massey, who was gunned down on his doorstep in 2015. Mr Boyle and Mr Fellows were part of a rival gang led by a man called Michael Carroll, it is alleged. Or by navigating to the user icon in the top right. Police had 'intelligence' Stephen Lydiate was involved in the murder even though he had never been charged, it was said. The prosecutor said: "He was released from prison but subject to a life sentence licence at the time of the murder of Paul Massey.". Mr Greaney said Kinsella assaulted a police officer in 1987 and was jailed for nine years for attempted robbery with a firearm in 1991. Lihat lainnya. The death of Benji Stanley, 14, who was caught in the crossfire as he queued for a takeaway in January 1993, sent shockwaves far beyond the city boundary. Five days on, the motive for the sickening and cowardly attack remains unclear and the gunmen at large. Something went wrong, please try again later. CRIME FIRMS TURN TO GUNS TO ESTABLISH SUPREMACY, Manchester, London and the West Midlands are the worst centres for gun crime, according to the Home Office, At the height of the Gunchester era, 27 people died and 250 people were injured over five years, Police intelligence suggests that 76 per cent of gang members are Afro-Caribbean or mixed race, Intelligence material concludes that 500 people have been involved in gang-related offences over the past six years, Five gang members were jailed last month after the Doddington and Gooch Close gangs clashed near the Granada TV studios, Peter Walsh, the author, in his book Gang War: The Inside Story of the Manchester Gangs, wrote: Crime firms are seen in Greater Manchester to be more organised, more instrumental, and more specifically focused on crime than street gangs, He added that Salford gangs have tended to traffick drugs from the South. During his three day ordeal salt was poured into his wounds and a branch forced into them and twisted. 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. First Servite alumnus principal will take the helm for 2021-2022 school year. 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 . In respect of the murder of John Kinsella the sentence on you is life imprisonment with a minimum term of 33 years. ", One piece of graffiti read: "Cazza snitch hid in Spain come fight your war" and another: "Cazza rat coward hiding in Spain you can't hide forever.". Stephen Lydiate, who was assaulted at the graveside of Paul Massey. The brother-in-law of an underworld "Mr Big" was involved in his assassination, Liverpool crown court has heard. 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