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. Start your Independent Premium subscription today. Sorry, we are unable to accept comments about this article at the moment. Fellows later clutched a pen he had been using to take notes, stared at his co-accused, and drew it slowly across his throat. Lydiate and some of his associates even wore wigs and dresses when tried to appear to be old ladies. The attack on February 20 2019 was carried out by Kieran Blair, who was a member of a gun gang that brought mayhem to parts of Speke and Huyton. Children enjoying a Sunday afternoon kickabout scattered as shots rang out. Fellows was then recalled to prison on licence by police who suspected he was involved in gangland violence. He was taken to hospital but his injuries were not life-threatening. Early life [ edit] The younger of two boys born to English docker John Lydiate at Hope Hospital, their Welsh mother Lynne raised them in Salford, Greater Manchester. At one point during the spate of attacks, some of the Lydiate gang hid from police at an old people's home in Salford. I broke down", I asked for a white envelope in three Tesco stores and left feeling disappointed, Tesco have since apologised for 'any confusion caused', David de Gea names two things Manchester United must do vs Liverpool FC. 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Liverpool transfer news, rumours, gossip and speculation including updates on Roberto Firmino, Manuel Locatelli, Naby Keita and Mason Mount. On 25 . There was speculation last night that Massey, a category A prisoner in Frankland Prison, Co Durham, remains a significant figure in Salfords criminal underworld, even in his absence. We use your sign-up to provide content in the ways you've consented to and improve our understanding of you. Want to bookmark your favourite articles and stories to read or reference later? The gang was armed with sub-machine guns, handguns and machetes. The tit-for-tat feud between the rival gangs . A magnifying glass. 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Mr Massey, 55, was shot dead by a man wearing . 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. Liverpool Crown Court heard he had provided Mark Fellows with crucial support as he planned the murder of his underworld enemy John Kinsella. He may be in jail but he has still got some cronies on the outside.. After opening fire on two men inside the Brass Handles public house on the corner of Edgehill Close and Fitzwarren Street they were chased by other customers and shot dead before they could reach their getaway car. During the first act of violence, the gang arrived at a man's house in Salford. Smith left out of England squad as Ford returns,Marcus Smith is left out of England's training squad before the Six Nations match against France, with George Ford returning. The convicted armed robber was well known for intervening on behalf of former Liverpool player Steven Gerrard, when he told crook George Bromley junior to stop bullying the midfielder. Boyles fingerprints were on the bag and his DNA was on the working firearm. A relative carried 10,500 to a rendezvous with a gang member. He left behind a Baikal loaded handgun, equipped with a silencer, and 82 rounds in a bag. Mr Kinsella, who lived nearby, had been out walking his dogs when Fellows came cycling up behind him and opened fire. ya ", Machine gun gangsters 'hid in OAP home dressed up as grannies'. A conman has been jailed for a minimum of 40 years and told he will never be paroled after the cold-blooded murder of his parents to collect his 230,000 inheritance. Lydiate was later convicted, but Erdman walked free. Something went wrong, please try again later. Hugo Gye Police had 'intelligence' Stephen Lydiate was involved in the murder even though he had never been charged, it was said. Mr Massey was murdered on July 26th 2015 by hired hitman Mark Fellows with an Uzi machine gun outside his home in Clifton. Chief Superintendent Kevin Mulligan, of Greater Manchester Police said: I want to ask anyone who was there to come forward.. The completed scheme will offer state of the art facilities across 60 classrooms. Stephen Lydiate, 33, organised a campaign of kidnappings and torture to track down the gang who sprayed him with 14 bullets as he ate in a pub in Salford, Greater Manchester, in April last year. His brother-in-law Stephen Lydiate was beaten with a heavy wooden beam used to lower the coffin into the grave and had a chemical poured in his face. He then put together a team to carry out sadistic attacks. 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A terrifying car chase ensued until the gangsters caught up with the BMW. This was a terrifying ordeal for those in the pub when shots were fired. Horrified drinkers at the 3am lock-in rushed him to hospital, but he died later from gunshot wounds. Accrington Addingham Adlington Agios Kirykos Aintree Altham Ambleside Join thought-provoking conversations, follow other Independent readers and see their replies. Boyle was acquitted of the Massey murder. The optical illusion will leave you stumped as it's asking people to spot the ghost hiding inside the room. Test yourself with these 12 questions, Do you know your local leaders from your Manchester suburbs? In 2011 he and a second man stole 1,000 of cigarettes from an unattended petrol station in Cornwall, using a car with false plates. Boyle was attacked by another prisoner at HMP Wakefield on January 20 last year. The man was shot in the leg in front of his terrified family. In 2000 he was found guilty of conspiracy to commit murder, and conspiracy to kidnap, but has now been recalled to prison. It lay within the civil parish boundaries of Manchester St Mary and St Denys (The Cathedral Church). Kinsella, a former criminal from Everton, was a friend of Massey and helped carry the Salford man's coffin at his funeral. This gang war culminated in a fatal machine gun attack on underworld figure Paul Massey, who had been associated with the A Team gang. POLICE investigating the shooting of Salford 'Mr Big' Paul Massey uncovered 112 names of people said to be responsible for his murder, his murder trial heard. We use your sign-up to provide content in the ways you've consented to and improve our understanding of you. Prosecutor Paul Greaney, QC, said that the police believed Kinsella was a "gangland enforcer" who had been involved with firearms. Mr Lydiate has never been charged with any offence connected to the murder. Lydiate, then of Vestrie Drive in Salford, was found guilty of conspiracy to murder and conspiracy to kidnap. Massey's partner Louise Lydiate is the sister of Stephen Lydiate, who was interviewed as a "person of interest" after the murder in July 2015. A stick was prodded into the open wound in one of his legs and salt was poured into his wounds.