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. A spokesman for the Ministry of Justice said: Two prisoners were treated for bruising at HMP Wakefield after an incident on 20 January.. 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. 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. In respect of the murder of John Kinsella the sentence on you is life imprisonment with a minimum term of 33 years. Black Cops Beat Black Perp to Death. 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. He had survived previous attempts on his life including with a machine gun.". One police source acknowledged that the explosion of violence took the police force by surprise but added: One name keeps cropping up: Paul Massey. Or by navigating to the user icon in the top right. 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. Children enjoying a Sunday afternoon kickabout scattered as shots rang out. In 2003, they and others robbed a cash-in-transit driver on his way to a bank, who was threatened with an axe and assaulted, taking 25,450. The murders arose out of gang warfare in Salford, Greater Manchester, the court has heard. Lee Erdman, 37, once stood trial for conspiracy to murder. Lydiate, then of Vestrie Drive in Salford, was found guilty of conspiracy to murder and conspiracy to kidnap. He jumped from a window and hid in a skip where he was found by workmen. 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. Mr Lydiate has never been charged with any offence connected to the murder. 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. Man United beat West Ham United in the FA Cup fifth round and here are how the players rated at Old Trafford. Mr Kinsella had a long criminal record and was known to have been an 'enforcer' within Merseyside's underworld. Mr Lydiate has never been charged with any offence connected to the murder. One report suggests that the guns and balaclavas were hurriedly retrieved by an accomplice before the Mondeo sped off. 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Don't miss a thing! The brother-in-law of an underworld "Mr Big" was involved in his assassination, Liverpool crown court has heard. 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. This is my tribute to my Grandad, Stephen Lydiate D.S.M. As always you can unsubscribe at any time. 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. He refused to cooperate with the police in their investigation. Luckily, no one was injured. Police forensic experts are examining a bullet casing removed from Christians leg in the hope it could help identify the gunmen. A BODYBUILDER gunned down by a hitman during a pub lock-in was a pal of one of Britains most notorious crimelords. In 2000 he was found guilty of conspiracy to commit murder, and conspiracy to kidnap, but has now been recalled to prison. 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. They were to spend a week holed up in the sheltered accommodation. Or by navigating to the user icon in the top right. As always you can unsubscribe at any time. A fourth man was shot in the leg in front of his girlfriend and children after his car was chased through Duchy Road, Salford. 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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. 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. First Servite alumnus principal will take the helm for 2021-2022 school year. A crime godfather was jailed for 22 years yesterday for plotting a series of sadistic revenge attacks against gangsters who tried to kill him in an underworld feud. 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. The jury heard Fellows and Boyle conspired to rob cash-in-transit drivers with weapons - coshes - together and with others in 2000. Muscleman Erdman became known to police in 2000 after he was arrested and charged over a string of gangland kidnappings. He left behind a Baikal loaded handgun, equipped with a silencer, and 82 rounds in a bag. 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. Alison J Lydiate. He was jailed for 15 years. Do We Riot or Not? 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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. Michael Boyle, then of Winton Road in Salford, was convicted of conspiracy to murder, conspiracy to kidnap, false imprisonment, wounding and two firearms offences. Stephen M. Kubaska III M.D., FACS is a Vascular and Endovascular Surgeon who primarily practices at Anaheim Regional Medical Center in Anaheim, CA with a second practice location at St. Jude Hospital in Fullerton. 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. 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. Since Mondays shooting, police have warned a number of Salford gangland figures that their lives are in danger. 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. There are other newsletters available too if you want them as well. One of those involved in the attack on Mr Lydiate - and a pall bearer at the funeral - was notorious mob fixer John. He said Lydiate - the brother of Massey's partner Louise - had been interviewed by police about Massey's murder, but refused to co-operate. Stephen Lydiate, 49, was battered with a heavy wooden beam and had a chemical poured in his face, during the attack in Agecroft cemetery. Six men launched a kidnap and murder plot of "biblical proportions" as revenge for a shooting, a jury heard yesterday. 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. Read about our approach to external linking. Web. Boyles fingerprints were on the bag and his DNA was on the working firearm. He said: "I didnt have no loyalty to either side.". 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. 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. 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. 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. Chief Superintendent Kevin Mulligan said: We believe this incident is not a broad threat to the local community.. 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