The Salford gangsters were at the heart of a vicious feud, sparked in 2012 over a fake watch, which led to multiple shootings, the near-decapitation of a gang member and the murder of 'Mr Big'. By the time the police arrived the two injured men had been bundled into a car and ferried to Hope Hospital. He said: Stephen Lydiate is a violent man. The force would not say how Mr Lydiate had breached his conditions. Paul Greaney, QC, today closed the prosecution case by outlining the convictions of the four key figures in the trial at Liverpool Crown Court. Louise Lydiate is on Facebook. Liverpool Crown Court heard he had provided Mark Fellows with crucial support as he planned the murder of his underworld enemy John Kinsella. 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. 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. He died later in hospital. A fourth man was shot in the leg in front of his girlfriend and children after his car was chased through Duchy Road, Salford. Two men are on trial accused of murder over "assassinations" of John Kinsella and Paul Massey, Mark Fellows, 38 and of Sandy Lane West in Warrington, is accused of the murders of John Kinsella and Paul Massey and the attempted murder of Wendy Owen. 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. 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 man said: Do you want me to be the next one shot?, Salford's 'Mr Big' Paul Massey 'had been mediating between two warring gangs', Salford shooting of mother and son linked to gangland murder of Paul Massey, Original reporting and incisive analysis, direct from the Guardian every morning. One report suggests that the guns and balaclavas were hurriedly retrieved by an accomplice before the Mondeo sped off. At 11am that day another man was abducted from a house in Salford. The information was then used by Lydiate, who ran a series of criminal enterprises in the Salford area, to employ a hand-picked gang armed with sub-machine guns to torture "suspects" for information. He was taken to hospital but his injuries were not. 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. 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. Lydiate then. 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. This means that we may include adverts from us and third parties based on our knowledge of you. 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. Lydiate, who was later released from prison on licence, was attacked by members of the A Team gang on the day of Massey's funeral, who beat him with wooden staves. Or by navigating to the user icon in the top right. It began when Mr Lydiate was sprayed with bullets at The Ship pub, in Pendleton, Salford, in April that year, but survived. 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. 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. 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 contents of this website are copyright 1990-2023 New Don't miss a thing! Boyle was a member of the city's A Team gang which later split into two warring factions. He jumped from a window and hid in a skip where he was found by workmen. The other was hit in the face as he turned to see what had happened to his accomplice. 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. As always you can unsubscribe at any time. Join thought-provoking conversations, follow other Independent readers and see their replies. 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. It was then council-owned sheltered housing for the elderly in a quiet street off Station Road, Pendlebury. Police were told Mr Lydiate, who is not on trial, was involved, the jury heard. He was jailed for 22 years. 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. 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. Mr Kinsella was then shot twice in the head at close range. You are no less culpable for the death of John Kinsella than Mark Fellows. 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. Manchester earned its unwanted Gunchester soubriquet more than a decade ago when several, predominantly black, gangs vied for supremacy. Mr Greaney said: "It was insulting about Cazza - Carroll - calling him a faggot and coward and so on.". Once you're there, put your email address where it says at the top, then click on the Echo Court Files button. 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. Trusted sources told the ECHO that the attack was not linked to the murder of Mr Kinsella. Father-of-five Massey, 55, a notorious 'Mr Big' crime figure in Salford and beyond, was blasted at 18 times, hit five times and died on his doorstep. The criminal background of "gangland enforcer" John Kinsella, "Mr Big" Paul Massey and their murder accused was revealed in court. He said Lydiate - the brother of Massey's partner Louise - had been interviewed by police about Massey's murder, but refused to co-operate. Hawara: 'What happened was horrific and barbaric'. 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. He refused to cooperate with the police in their investigation. An increasingly violent series of incidents thought to be linked to the murder has plagued Salford since then. 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. Mr Greaney said Kinsella assaulted a police officer in 1987 and was jailed for nine years for attempted robbery with a firearm in 1991. One of those involved in the attack on Mr Lydiate - and a pall bearer at the funeral - was notorious mob fixer John. 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. Only days ago, McKie sat in the living room of a Salford mother who had a grenade thrown through her front door. . Erdman was drinking in the Wellington pub at Salford, Greater Manchester, at 3am on Saturday. Advertisement Hide Ad Kinsella acted as a pall bearer and launched the brutal graveside attack on. He was jailed for 14 years in April 1999, for stabbing a man outside a nightclub. "He had said publicly that he had known for years that he could be shot dead at any time. 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. 2023 BBC. Boyle took and Fellows was carried in vehicles taken without consent and they later tried to escape from custody at court, but were detained. Stephen Lydiate, 49, was battered with a heavy wooden beam and had a chemical poured in his face, during the attack in Agecroft cemetery. One of those involved in the attack on Mr Lydiate - and a pall bearer at the funeral - was notorious mob fixer John. 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. Christian Hickey in his hospital bed after gunmen shot him and his mother at their home. There was blood everywhere and the place looked like an abattoir. Mr Greaney said police had intelligence he was involved in Massey's murder, but he had never been charged with any offence over it. They shot him once in both legs and also took him to Hickey Farm. A jury convicted Lydiate of conspiracy to murder, conspiracy to kidnap and false imprisonment after two weeks of deliberation following a 12-week trial amid tight security at the court. 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. People are going to see that and be afraid to talk. 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. A product of Catholic education from elementary to graduate school, Mr. Walswick strives to support and serve the . 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. First Servite alumnus principal will take the helm for 2021-2022 school year. Right, pictured are forensic investigators at the scene, after police closed off part of the slip-road onto the M62 near the roundabout junction with Watkinson Way, (Image: Lincolnshire Police/PA Wire, Liverpool Echo). On Saturday night he was drinking in the Wellington bar in Salford, when a gunman sneaked in and was seen approaching him. Four men have been arrested in connection with the incident and remain in custody for questioning. In 1999, he was jailed for 14 years for stabbing a man. Other occupants . Muscleman Erdman became known to police in 2000 after he was arrested and charged over a string of gangland kidnappings. There are other newsletters available too if you want them as well. His murder, which saw him shot four times in the chest, remains unsolved and his killer at large. Laurence Lowry Court is off Lowry Drive, close to Station Road, where the artist it was named after lived. Mr Greaney listed people connected to The A Team in Salford, including Britton, some of whom were photographed making "A" signs with their fingers. Steven Boyle was told that he would serve a minimum of 33 years in prison before he could be considered for parole after he was found guilty of murder in 2019. The pair had an argument and the killer shot Erdman at close range. They were armed with an arsenal of guns - but forced to flee after a gun was accidentally fired at the property. No one has yet been arrested in connection with the murder of Mr Massey although police have executed search warrants at several addresses. Throughout the internecine strife, the rivalry between the white crime firms of Salford, interested in protection, and the street gangs of Manchester, who run drugs, has been an occasional theme. The incident was yet another in the string of tit-for-tat violence that has frightened many Salford families into silence. Sign up to the Daily Star's newsletter. Boyle had 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. 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. 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. 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. Boyles fingerprints were on the bag and his DNA was on the working firearm. Mr Lydiate has never been charged with any offence connected to the murder. 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. 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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. 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. Twelve days later he discharged himself from hospital, where he had had a police guard around the clock, and vowed to take revenge on the two men he suspected of having ordered the hit on him. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Man United beat West Ham United 3-1 in the fifth round of the FA Cup at Old Trafford on Wednesday evening. He was threatened with rape and shown a shallow grave which his captors said they had dug for him. 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Chief Superintendent Kevin Mulligan, of Greater Manchester Police said: I want to ask anyone who was there to come forward.. 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". 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. 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. 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. 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. 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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. We use your sign-up to provide content in the ways you've consented to and improve our understanding of you. People are scared. In 2000 he was found guilty of conspiracy to commit murder, and conspiracy to kidnap, but has now been recalled to prison. Two white men, both aged 27, were injured. 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. 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. 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. 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