Other reports suggest that there has been bad blood since the stabbing of a member of a crime family based in Moss Side, once the epicentre of the Gunchester phenomenon. AboutPressCopyrightContact. DeSantis won't say he's running. Mr Greaney said Kinsella assaulted a police officer in 1987 and was jailed for nine years for attempted robbery with a firearm in 1991. But by Friday police appeared no closer to catching those responsible. 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. Join Facebook to connect with Louise Lydiate and others you may know. Man United beat West Ham United in the FA Cup fifth round and here are how the players rated at Old Trafford. Both victims were associated with a gang known as the A Team, led by a man called Stephen Britton, the jury was told. Lee Erdman, 37, once stood trial for conspiracy to murder and firearms offences alongside Stephen Lydiate, 44. He may be in jail but he has still got some cronies on the outside.. 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. Or by navigating to the user icon in the top right. 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This means that we may include adverts from us and third parties based on our knowledge of you. He was tortured and forced to call a relative and ask for 50,000 for his safe release. A BODYBUILDER gunned down by a hitman during a pub lock-in was a pal of one of Britains most notorious crimelords. He was jailed for 15 years. Man United beat West Ham United in the FA Cup fifth round and here are how the players rated at Old Trafford. He died later in hospital. 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. None of the people on the estate we spoke to wanted to be named. In 1999, he was jailed for 14 years for stabbing a man. 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After the gun smoke cleared it appeared that the predominantly black gangs from south Manchester had once again tried to move in on the white boys from Salford. Four other members of the gang were sentenced to a total of 41 years for their part in the kidnappings -including Michael Boyle, then of Winton Road, Salford, who was jailed for 15 years. 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. Police have intelligence that Stephen Lydiate was involved in the murder of Paul Massey Paul Greaney gun moments his BMW address Road in July 35, both Salford, murdering friend, John Kinsella, for Massey but said. Massey, 55, was ambushed by a submachine gun-wielding assassin outside his Manchester Road, Salford home at 7.27pm on July 26, 2015. An unidentified passenger fled and ditched a wig and glasses, before escaping. Sources on the Ordsall estate said the streets of Salford had been flooded with heroin and crack cocaine since Masseys murder. Im sitting there shaking in my shoes, not being afraid but thinking what is happening here? said McKie. A source told the ECHO that Boyle was attacked by another prisoner and then retaliated. 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They included Michael Boyle - the elder brother of Steven Boyle, who, 20 years later, would be jailed for his part in the assassination of John Kinsella, a close associate of Paul Massey. The crime lord is still serving 22 years for torture in a gangland turf war. "The aggravating factors require an uplift from the starting point of 30 years. 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. He was jailed for 14 years in April 1999, for stabbing a man outside a nightclub. 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. Mr Kinsella was then shot twice in the head at close range. The brother-in-law of an underworld "Mr Big" was involved in his assassination, Liverpool crown court has heard. Read about our approach to external linking. Police are hunting two gunmen over the attack, which has been linked to a gangland feud over the lucrative drug trade that has flared up following the murder of Salfords Mr Big, Paul Massey, on his driveway in July. It was then council-owned sheltered housing for the elderly in a quiet street off Station Road, Pendlebury. They shot him once in both legs and also took him to Hickey Farm. 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. Video, At the crash site of 'no hope' - BBC reporter in Greece, Record numbers of guide dog volunteers after BBC story. Erdman was drinking in the Wellington pub at Salford, Greater Manchester, at 3am on Saturday. There are other newsletters available too if you want them as well. Paul Greaney, QC, today closed the prosecution case by outlining the convictions of the four key figures in the trial at Liverpool Crown Court. We use your sign-up to provide content in the ways you've consented to and improve our understanding of you. He said: Stephen Lydiate is a violent man. Mr Massey, 55, was shot dead by a man wearing . On May 19th, just after 9am, two men tried to get into the home of a man in Monton, Eccles. 'We are not going to stop' - Mikel Arteta sends Man City title message after Arsenal win, Manchester City now trail Arsenal by five points in the Premier League table after the Gunners beat Everton 4-0 on Wednesday night, Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp learns Real Madrid lesson ahead of Manchester United clash, Liverpool beat Wolves in the Premier League on Wednesday and face Man United this weekend, West Ham manager David Moyes delivers bullish verdict on FA Cup defeat to Manchester United. He was himself the victim of a shooting on 25th April 1999 at The Ship Public House, Salford. Twenty years ago M.E.N Chief Reporter Neal Keeling covered one of the most bizarre episodes in Salford's criminal history - here he looks back at how it unfolded, Sign up to the MySalford newsletter to keep up with what's happening in and around the city. This was a terrifying ordeal for those in the pub when shots were fired. The men were forced to move on from Lawrence Lowry Court after after one of their guns accidentally went off, upsetting the residents. During the first section of his evidence, Boyle denied being part of any gang or having problems with either Britton or Carroll. Muscleman Erdman became known to police in 2000 after he was arrested and charged over a string of gangland kidnappings. He was a close friend of Stephen Lydiate, now serving 22 years for a vicious torture and turf war. They were to spend a week holed up in the sheltered accommodation. 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. The murders arose out of gang warfare in Salford, Greater Manchester, the court has heard. Man United beat West Ham in the fifth round of the FA Cup on Wednesday and we'll bring you live reaction from the match. They are also seeking a second man in connection with the assault. Laurence Lowry Court is off Lowry Drive, close to Station Road, where the artist it was named after lived. 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Man United beat West Ham in the fifth round of the FA Cup on Wednesday and we'll bring you live reaction from the match. An increasingly violent series of incidents thought to be linked to the murder has plagued Salford since then. Manchester earned its unwanted Gunchester soubriquet more than a decade ago when several, predominantly black, gangs vied for supremacy. Sixteen years after that sentencing, after being released on licence, Stephen Lydiate was recalled to prison after he was attacked at the graveside of Paul Massey. Home of the Daily and Sunday Express. Patsy McKie, one of the bereaved parents who helped found Mothers Against Violence after her youngest son, Dorrie, was shot dead by three youths on a bike 16 years ago, is not surprised that police are encountering reticence. Steven Boyle One of the men involved in carrying out an execution-style murder on a Liverpool gang member, has reportedly been attacked in prison - the Echo reports. Boyle, 35, of Sandiway, Heywood, Rochdale, and Fellows, 37, of Sandy Lane West, Hulme, Warrington, deny two counts of murder and one of attempted murder. They link them to a gang led by Michael Carroll, at odds with another gang "The A Team" headed by Stephen Britton, connected to the victims. Lydiate was later convicted, but Erdman walked free. Lee Erdman, 37, once stood trial for conspiracy to murder. Boyle's older brother Michael had been jailed for 15 years for his role in a violent gang war in the late 1990s. Something went wrong, please try again later. 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". Michael Boyle (left) and Stephen Lydiate (right) were at the centre of a bizarre and brutal case. Salford, Lancashire, M7. 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. On that occasion Lydiate, then 32, survived to wreak his own kind of vengeance on his rivals, described by the judge as a case set apart by its savagery and brutality for which he was jailed for life. Mr Greaney listed people connected to The A Team in Salford, including Britton, some of whom were photographed making "A" signs with their fingers. Boyle robbed a petrol station with four other men in 1999 and, in 2011, was driving a hire vehicle on false plates, stopped by police in Whiston. Several police appeals for information have been met by a wall of silence from Salford residents fearing reprisals if they talk. Trusted sources told the ECHO that the attack was not linked to the murder of Mr Kinsella. Servite High School is pleased to announce that Mr. Stephen Walswick of the Class of 2002 has been appointed principal for the 2021-2022 school year. Or by navigating to the user icon in the top right. A gang member from Salford who helped murder John Kinsella now faces spending three decades in the prison system after his appeal was rejected. There were gasps in the public gallery as he said he thought he was going to Rainhill to collect drugs money, but was passed a rucksack containing a gun. Michael Boyle, then of Winton Road in Salford, was convicted of conspiracy to murder, conspiracy to kidnap, false imprisonment, wounding and two firearms offences. The man the gang had tried to kidnap in Monton was eventually abducted by five masked men, on May 24th just after midnight, who shot him in the leg at his home. We had the mothers against violence and they were instrumental in helping us resolve those issues in that community, we havent got that here. 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. A product of Catholic education from elementary to graduate school, Mr. Walswick strives to support and serve the . We use your sign-up to provide content in the ways you've consented to and improve our understanding of you. Boyles fingerprints were on the bag and his DNA was on the working firearm. In 2011 he and a man called Andrew Johansson stole 1,000 of cigarettes from an unattended petrol station in Cornwall, using a car with false plates. 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. We had a similar but in other ways completely different picture in Moss Side years ago. Mr Lydiate has never been charged with any offence connected to the murder. Police have offered onlookers in the bar witness protection in a bid to persuade them to come forward and give evidence. According to one eye witness account, retaliation was almost instant with gunfire exchanged across the floor of the pub. This is my tribute to my Grandad, Stephen Lydiate D.S.M. READ MORE:Spotter who helped gangland assassin 'The Iceman' has bid for freedom rejected. Paul Massey, 55, was shot dead outside his Salford home, allegedly by Mark Fellows, 38, with the help of co-accused Steven Boyle, 35. In February 2016, Britton and two other men were arrested in a Spanish apartment, where a loaded firearm and ammunition was recovered. Video, Record numbers of guide dog volunteers after BBC story, Harry and Meghan told to 'vacate' Frogmore Cottage, Rare Jurassic-era bug found at Arkansas Walmart, Ed Sheeran says wife developed tumour in pregnancy, China and Belarus call for peace in Ukraine, Man survives 31 days in jungle by eating worms, Baby's body found as police still question couple, Havana Syndrome unlikely to have hostile cause - US. The community dont trust the police. 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. They came about as a result of the ongoing investigation into the recent spate of firearms discharges in Salford, including the horrific attack on young Christian Hickey and his mother Jayne. The two men, wearing beanie hats, walked into the pub and then pulled the woollen rims over their faces to reveal home-made balaclavas. At his graveside in Agecroft cemetery, Masseys brother-in-law Stephen Lydiate had chemicals thrown in his eyes and was repeatedly battered around the head with the wooden supports used to lower Masseys coffin into his grave. The next day Lydiate booked three rooms at the Campanile Hotel in Ordsall, Salford, to establish a base for the gang's operations. There was blood everywhere and the place looked like an abattoir. One of Lydiate's victims, 37-year-old James Kent, was snatched from his bed and driven to a remote farm before being tortured during 80 hours of captivity. Young children, previously thought off-limits, were now the subject of bespoke safeguarding plans for fear they may be targeted, Doyle said. Moss Side, the scene of much of the violence, was labelled the British Bronx. The incident was yet another in the string of tit-for-tat violence that has frightened many Salford families into silence. An unidentified passenger fled and ditched a wig and glasses, before escaping. Lydiate, licence, prison under CAPTION (S): Paul Massey, who was shot dead "Mr Big" Paul Massey (left) and John Kinsella were both fatally shot. His brother-in-law Stephen Lydiate, has served a life sentence for a revenge plot of 'biblical proportions' after a shooting attempt on his life in 1999, Lee Erdmann, younger brother of the late Salford face Tony Erdmann, was shot dead in 2012, and Massey's close friend Bobby Spiers is serving life for a failed plot to kill Salford hardman, David They think: Im holding on to my life here. At the crash site of 'no hope' - BBC reporter in Greece. Boyle and Fellows stood trial at Liverpool Crown Court in 2018 when prosecutors revealed disturbing details about the gang war which led up to the deaths of Massey and Kinsella. But he said violent incidents, which police believed to be "tit for tat" between The A Team and others associated with Carroll, took place in 2015. One of those involved in the attack on Mr Lydiate - and a pall bearer at the funeral - was notorious mob fixer John. A relative carried 10,500 to a rendezvous with a gang member. One of those involved in the attack on Mr Lydiate - and a pall bearer at the funeral - was notorious mob fixer John. Down the years casual violence has become a way of life on Langworthy as criminal gangs seek to wrest control from each other, but nothing had prepared its residents for the terrifying violence that broke out over several mad minutes on Sunday afternoon. The lad who was shot was in a bad way.. This part of Salford was once the fiefdom of Paul Massey, 46, also known as Salford's "Mr Big", whose security company once held a stranglehold on the doors of Manchester's biggest and best-known clubs. 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.". But it became part of one of the most bizarre episodes in the criminal history of Salford. Lydiate then. 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