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. Please refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in, Find your bookmarks in your Independent Premium section, under my profile. 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. The victim was later released. Their trial, now in its fifth week, heard Mr Fellows will not give evidence in his own defence. He was jailed for 22 years. Some drinkers dived for cover beneath pool tables as the pair produced automatic weapons and fired at least four shots. Join thought-provoking conversations, follow other Independent readers and see their replies. 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Do you want to stay up to date of all the news about UK news & fclid=8a060273-de0f-11ec-b202-5dfed70a260a & &. Police complained about coming up against a 'wall of silence' during their investigation into the incident. Guns were put into his mouth and he was hit on the head with a machete. It indicates, "Click to perform a search". We are no longer accepting comments on this article. At Manchester Crown Court, Judge Peter Openshaw QC, said of the mayhem: "In a city where shootings have become common, this is a case set apart by its savagery and brutality.". Urs Fischer's side now find themselves three . Mr Lydiate has never been charged with any offence connected to the murder. 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. As always you can unsubscribe at any time. 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Once you're there, put your email address where it says at the top, then click on the Echo Court Files button. Criminals who terrorise communities with their drug dealing - which is often backed up with threats of violence - think they are above the law and cannot be caught. A man then arrived who said he was going to rape him, but refused to go ahead with the sex attack because the victim was bleeding so heavily. When police later raided the home, in the Swinton area of Salford, they found a cache of weapons stored in the ceiling above the 'communal lounge'. Michael Boyle (left) and Stephen Lydiate (right) were at the centre of a bizarre and brutal case. Jailing Mr Lydiate for life and four others to sentences ranging from 15 to eight years, Judge Peter Openshaw QC said: In a city where shootings have become common, this is a case set apart by its savagery and brutality.. A terrifying car chase ensued until the gangsters caught up with the BMW. 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. Police mugshot of convicted criminal Stephen Lydiate. 'Get checked out': Warning of parents whose son's pains and rash were much more serious, "When they phoned me to tell me I remember just screaming. A BODYBUILDER gunned down by a hitman during a pub lock-in was a pal of one of Britains most notorious crimelords. Salford, Lancashire, M7. Gang leader Stephen Lydiate, of Vestris Drive,. Passed away May 2017. Accrington Addingham Adlington Agios Kirykos Aintree Altham Ambleside . Boyle was acquitted of the Massey murder. Start your Independent Premium subscription today. Read about our approach to external linking. Chief Superintendent Kevin Mulligan, of Greater Manchester Police said: I want to ask anyone who was there to come forward.. Click here to find personal data about Stephen Lydiate including phone numbers, addresses, directorships, electoral roll information, related property prices and other useful information. found: Grand Slam Man, 2013: t.p. Five gunshots were fired at a man close to the playground on Monks Place, off Rylands Drive, shortly after 9am on Saturday, January 11, by a suspect wearing a high-vis jacket - who sped off in an. As in the first murder, Mr Boyle is again alleged to have been the lookout while Mr Fellows is accused of using a Webley handgun to shoot Mr Kinsella in the back as he walked his dogs with partner Wendy Owen near their home in Rainhill, Merseyside. Days after the high profile murder Fellows was shot by gangsters loyal to Massey in a suspected reprisal attack. We use your sign-up to provide content in the ways you've consented to and improve our understanding of you. Walsh was not charged in relation to Mr Erdman's death, and was on bail in October last year when the taxi which was carrying him was stopped in Manchester city centre. Union Berlin will be looking to bounce back from a 3-0 defeat to Bundesliga title rivals Bayern Munich when they host FC Koln on Saturday afternoon. Their victim was shot in the leg, dragged out of his home and put in the boot of a waiting car. Lydiate was still recovering from the gun attack at the time and was not one of the men who hid out at the home.