Or by navigating to the user icon in the top right. Lydiate and some of his associates even wore wigs and dresses when tried to appear to be old ladies. "He was regarded by the authorities as a gangland enforcer who had been involved with firearms. Ch Supt Mary Doyle said disrupting violence in the Moss Side area of Manchester nearby had been easier because there were no longstanding crime families in the area, meaning officers had the support of parents. 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. Mr Greaney said "well-known" Massey was jailed for 14 years for wounding with intent in 1999, later reduced to 10 years on appeal, and "had many enemies". He has been bailed until next month. During the same search, officers found a sock under floorboards in an airing cupboard containing 17 live rounds of 9mm parabellum ammunition. 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. Or by navigating to the user icon in the top right. The event that sowed the seeds for all this occurred on April 24, 1999, when Stephen Lydiate, the brother-in-law of Salford hardman Paul Massey , was peppered with bullets by a would-be assassin as he watched Manchester United play Leeds away, live on TV at The Ship pub in Pendleton. Another of the four kidnap victims, 35-year old Tony Shenton, was found in a stolen van near a hospital with gunshot wounds to his leg after being held captive for 13 hours. Gang member Steven Boyle helped murder John Kinsella, Get the latest crime reports and stories from Liverpool Echo straight to your inbox. 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. 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. 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. Six men launched a kidnap and murder plot of "biblical proportions" as revenge for a shooting, a jury heard yesterday. 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. 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. Web. The shooting was linked to a protection racket turf war in Salford following the jailing of another local crime boss. Boyles fingerprints were on the bag and his DNA was on the working firearm. Young children, previously thought off-limits, were now the subject of bespoke safeguarding plans for fear they may be targeted, Doyle said. 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. However, you will find some great articles which you can comment on right now in our Comment section. They are also seeking a second man in connection with the assault. We use your sign-up to provide content in the ways you've consented to and improve our understanding of you. 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According to one eye witness account, retaliation was almost instant with gunfire exchanged across the floor of the pub. GMP said: A 49-year-old man from Salford has been recalled to prison for breaching his licence conditions.. 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. It is imperative that we are able to piece together the moments leading up to this incident. Start your Independent Premium subscription today. 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. The scale of the challenge facing police is huge: there are an estimated 160 organised crime groups and 8,000 troublesome families operating across Greater Manchester. Since Mondays shooting, police have warned a number of Salford gangland figures that their lives are in danger. Manchester gangs have been more involved in providing protection, and have been more organised. They tell them something and then see it on the news or somewhere. Two would-be hitmen from a Moss Side-based gang, said to be of Asian or mixed-race appearance, went looking for revenge on a hoodlum they blamed for a city centre stabbing of one of their own. 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. One of the men was hit in the back as he tried to reach the getaway car, a black Mondeo, parked on the other side of the parkland. Then it all kicked off in the pub and someone in the pub shot back at the gunmen. Lee Erdman, 37, once stood trial for conspiracy to murder. He heard the gun click several times and it was placed in his mouth. You have to put yourself in their situation.. He said until July 2014, A Team members were on friendly terms with Carroll and a man called Jamie Rothwell, both known associates of Fellows. 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. This means that we may include adverts from us and third parties based on our knowledge of you. 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. among various. Mr Lydiate has never been charged with any offence connected to the murder. Steven Boyle was also jailed for life. Don't miss a thing! A product of Catholic education from elementary to graduate school, Mr. Walswick strives to support and serve the . You are no less culpable for the death of John Kinsella than Mark Fellows. The murders arose out of gang warfare in Salford, Greater Manchester, the court has heard. Gang boss Stephen Lydiate organised a series of reprisal attacks after he was shot and nearly killed in a Salford pub while watching Manchester United play Leeds in 1999. Gangsters Thirst for Revenge Blamed for Deadly Pub Shootout, < White Man Wins Payout Over Police Job Race Bias, Bread and Circuses for a Disunited America. His murder, which saw him shot four times in the chest, remains unsolved and his killer at large. Officers are linking the tit-for-tat shooting to a feud sparked by a recent incident in Manchester city centre when one gang member believed himself to have lost face in an apparently inconsequential confrontation. Mr Boyle, from Heywood, Greater Manchester, and Mr Fellows, of Warrington, deny the murder of Mr Massey on July 26 2015 and the murder of Mr Kinsella and attempted murder of Miss Owen on May 5 this year. Liverpool's courts are some of the busiest in the UK, with a huge variety of cases being heard each week. The defendants have begun their cases at Manchester Crown Court An alleged gang leader rang police to tell them Salford's A Team crime group was behind the doorstep shooting of a mother and her. a picture of Christian in his hospital bed. Man United beat West Ham United 3-1 in the fifth round of the FA Cup at Old Trafford on Wednesday evening. Four men have been arrested in connection with the incident and remain in custody for questioning. A spokesman for the Ministry of Justice said: Two prisoners were treated for bruising at HMP Wakefield after an incident on 20 January.. Trusted sources told the ECHO that the attack was not linked to the murder of Mr Kinsella. But the gangland hit was not a success. How can someone do that to another person? Lydiate, then of Vestrie Drive in Salford, was found guilty of conspiracy to murder and conspiracy to kidnap. Miss Owen was also shot at by a cyclist, who struck on a country lane, near junction 7 of the M62, shortly after 6.45am, on May 5 this year. 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. The two hitmen ran from the pub across Fitzwarren Road and on to parkland known locally as The Croft with the mob at their heels. The contents of this website are copyright 1990-2023 New 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. Sorry, we are unable to accept comments about this article at the moment. The meeting was watched by officers from the National Crime Squad, but he returned without the money or the hostage. The hostage was then moved to a house in Lower Kersal but escaped on May 25th by slipping some sleeping tablets into the drink of his armed guard. Mr Massey, 55, was shot dead outside his home in Clifton on July 26th and the graveside attack on Mr Lydiate was at 3pm on August 28th. Something went wrong, please try again later. 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. They were to spend a week holed up in the sheltered accommodation. At 11am that day another man was abducted from a house in Salford. Stephen Lydiate, 49, was battered with a heavy wooden beam and had a chemical poured in his face, during the attack in Agecroft cemetery. Want to bookmark your favourite articles and stories to read or reference later? Something went wrong, please try again later. 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. Mr Greaney said: "The police had information, at the time of his death, that John Kinsella was a 'Merseyside-based career criminal'. Was the Fight for Irish Independence Pointless. Seven men and a woman were arrested for offences including handling stolen goods and possession of class A and class B drugs with intent to supply. Determined to find the men responsible for his shooting, he discharged himself from hospital with a bullet still lodged in his groin. The next day Lydiate booked three rooms at the Campanile Hotel in Ordsall, Salford, to establish a base for the gang's operations. 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. DeSantis won't say he's running. He was threatened with rape and shown a shallow grave which his captors said they had dug for him. 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. This was a terrifying ordeal for those in the pub when shots were fired. He was convicted of possessing a handgun and ammunition without a certificate at trial. Michael Boyle (left) and Stephen Lydiate (right) were at the centre of a bizarre and brutal case. He received his medical degree from George Washington University School of Medicine and has been in practice for more than 20 years. 41.10: Development of building projects (UK SIC Classification 2007) 41.10: Development of building projects (European Community NACE Rev 2) 4100: Construction of buildings (UN ISIC Rev 4) Inactive Directors / Officers. 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. In February 2016, Britton and two other men were arrested in a Spanish apartment, where a loaded firearm and ammunition was recovered. As always you can unsubscribe at any time. Do We Riot or Not? He was jailed for 14 years in April 1999, for stabbing a man outside a nightclub. We have found 12 people in the UK with the name Stephen Lydiate. Join thought-provoking conversations, follow other Independent readers and see their replies. He was jailed for 14 years in April 1999, for stabbing a man outside a nightclub. A man who was viciously assaulted at the graveside during the funeral of Salford Mr Big Paul Massey has been recalled to prison. At one point during the terror campaign some of the Lydiate gang hid out at an old people's home in Salford. But it became part of one of the most bizarre episodes in the criminal history of Salford. Im sitting there shaking in my shoes, not being afraid but thinking what is happening here? said McKie. On the grim streets of the notorious Langworthy Estate in Salford people fear that a running gun battle that claimed two lives and left two men injured is only the beginning of another bloody gangland feud. Mr Kinsella, who lived nearby, had been out walking his dogs when Fellows came cycling up behind him and opened fire. Mr Greaney said police had intelligence he was involved in Massey's murder, but he had never been charged with any offence over it. Massey's funeral on August 28 brought around 2,000 mourners on to the streets of Salford. Lee Erdman, 37, once stood trial for conspiracy to murder and firearms offences alongside Stephen Lydiate, 44. Both victims were associated with a gang known as the A Team, led by a man called Stephen Britton, the jury was told. Their trial, now in its fifth week, heard Mr Fellows will not give evidence in his own defence. Drinkers . Mr Greaney said Massey was seen as a "mentor" to Britton, who along with other A Team associates attended his funeral, when Kinsella was a pallbearer. The two men, wearing beanie hats, walked into the pub and then pulled the woollen rims over their faces to reveal home-made balaclavas. Boyle took and Fellows was carried in vehicles taken without consent and they later tried to escape from custody at court, but were detained. Lydiate, licence, prison under CAPTION (S): Paul Massey, who was shot dead Mr Greaney said police had intelligence he was involved. 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. Nick Johnson, QC, defending Fellows, then confirmed he would not be calling any evidence on behalf of his client, before Boyle took the stand. He then put together a team to carry out sadistic attacks. Man United beat West Ham United in the FA Cup fifth round and here are how the players rated at Old Trafford. Police were told Mr Lydiate, who is not on trial, was involved, the jury heard. One of those involved in the attack on Mr Lydiate - and a pall bearer at the funeral - was notorious mob fixer John Kinsella, 53, from Liverpool, the jury was told. They can see that happening to them, she said. At the crash site of 'no hope' - BBC reporter in Greece. Five days on, the motive for the sickening and cowardly attack remains unclear and the gunmen at large. Two white men, both aged 27, were injured. Mr Massey was murdered on July 26th 2015 by hired hitman Mark Fellows with an Uzi machine gun outside his home in Clifton. He said: Stephen Lydiate is a violent man. Louise Lydiate is on Facebook. Mr Greaney said: "Some of the graffiti that appeared in the Salford area made specific reference to Carroll being in Spain and that he should come back to fight the war. The pair had an argument and the killer shot Erdman at close range. Man United beat West Ham United 3-1 in the fifth round of the FA Cup at Old Trafford on Wednesday evening. Boyle was moved to HMP Belmarsh after the incident at Wakefield. We use your sign-up to provide content in the ways you've consented to and improve our understanding of you. Michael Boyle, from Salford, joined the crew. During the first section of his evidence, Boyle denied being part of any gang or having problems with either Britton or Carroll. "He had said publicly that he had known for years that he could be shot dead at any time. Louise Lydiate, Massey's partner of 30. Several police appeals for information have been met by a wall of silence from Salford residents fearing reprisals if they talk. A gang member from Salford who helped murder John Kinsella now faces spending three decades in the prison system after his appeal was rejected. One of those involved in the attack on Mr Lydiate - and a pall bearer at the funeral - was notorious mob fixer John. Mr Kinsella had a long criminal record and was known to have been an 'enforcer' within Merseyside's underworld. "The aggravating factors require an uplift from the starting point of 30 years. On May 19th, just after 9am, two men tried to get into the home of a man in Monton, Eccles. He admitted possessing ammunition without a certificate, but the bullets found were not the same as those used to kill Massey. He jumped from a window and hid in a skip where he was found by workmen. Mr Boyle admitted to the jury that he was a career criminal with convictions for robbery, escape from custody and possessing a loaded handgun fitted with a silencer and 82 rounds of ammunition. It began when Mr Lydiate was sprayed with bullets at The Ship pub, in Pendleton, Salford, in April that year, but survived. He was taken to an address and a pillow case put over his head. A source told the ECHO that Boyle was attacked by another prisoner and then retaliated. 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. 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. Boyle was acquitted of the Massey murder. The two dead men, both in their twenties, died where they fell, 20 yards apart on the grass. Orange County Superior Court Judge Patrick H. Donahue sentenced Gordon to death for the abduction and murder of four women who had been working as prostitutes in Santa Ana and Anaheim in 2013 and . No one has yet been arrested in connection with the murder of Mr Massey although police have executed search warrants at several addresses. He was issued with numerous 'threat to life warnings' by police, ran security companies controlling nightclubs and was being investigated for money laundering. Three years later, his close friend John Kinsella, 53, was executed while walking his dogs with his pregnant partner Wendy Owen in Rainhill. . He left behind a Baikal loaded handgun, equipped with a silencer, and 82 rounds in a bag. The court heard Carroll was the godfather to Rothwell's daughter and Rothwell was shot outside a car wash in Ashton-in-Makerfield in March 2015. "Stephen Lydiate arranged the kidnap and torture of several individuals in a plan to murder the person he believed had shot him.". The lad who was shot was in a bad way.. 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. 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Laurence Lowry Court is off Lowry Drive, close to Station Road, where the artist it was named after lived. One of the gangs victims was taken to a remote farmhouse where a branch was forced into his bullet wounds and then salt was poured onto them. Mr Greaney said he was jailed for life and given a 22-year term after being convicted of conspiracy to murder, conspiracy to kidnap and false imprisonment in 2000. Days after the high profile murder Fellows was shot by gangsters loyal to Massey in a suspected reprisal attack. Fellows later clutched a pen he had been using to take notes, stared at his co-accused, and drew it slowly across his throat. An unidentified passenger fled and ditched a wig and glasses, before escaping. 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. Lydiate was given a life sentence after being found guilty of conspiracy to murder and conspiracy to kidnap. 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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. 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. 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. 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. While the gang were there, they attempted to disguise themselves by wearing women's clothes and wigs. The then-warden at the complex and her friend were intimidated and forced to harbour the gang. 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Lydiate then assembled a gang which organised a wave of punishment shootings and kidnappings when they tried to find out who had organised the pub attack. On Saturday night he was drinking in the Wellington bar in Salford, when a gunman sneaked in and was seen approaching him. Chief Superintendent Kevin Mulligan, of Greater Manchester Police said: I want to ask anyone who was there to come forward.. 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.. Web. Mr Lydiate has never been charged with any offence connected to the murder. . 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". Read about our approach to external linking. 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