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. Police chief says officers investigating shooting of seven-year-old face a struggle to break through in a community with longstanding crime families. Louise Lydiate, Massey's partner of 30. In 2000 he was found guilty of conspiracy to commit murder, and conspiracy to kidnap, but has now been recalled to prison. Children enjoying a Sunday afternoon kickabout scattered as shots rang out. According to one eye witness account, retaliation was almost instant with gunfire exchanged across the floor of the pub. The crime lord is still serving 22 years for torture in a gangland turf war. Mr Greaney said: "The police had information, at the time of his death, that John Kinsella was a 'Merseyside-based career criminal'. He said police had information that he had criminal connections in Holland; was still criminally active; had significant debts in connection with crime; was involved in an acid attack on Stephen Lydiate at Massey's funeral; and had a separate mobile phone dedicated for criminal use. This means that we may include adverts from us and third parties based on our knowledge of you. He was jailed for 14 years in April 1999, for stabbing a man outside a nightclub. 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. Fellows later clutched a pen he had been using to take notes, stared at his co-accused, and drew it slowly across his throat. Mr Boyle and Mr Fellows were part of a rival gang led by a man called Michael Carroll, it is alleged. A fourth man was shot in the leg in front of his girlfriend and children after his car was chased through Duchy Road, Salford. The reluctance of Salford residents to talk to the police after a seven-year-old boy and his mother were shot has made the task of ending a recent surge of violence even more difficult than during the Gunchester era of the 1990s, the citys police chief has said. But he said violent incidents, which police believed to be "tit for tat" between The A Team and others associated with Carroll, took place in 2015. Judge Peter Openshaw QC, sentencing Lydiate, said: "You were driven to revenge and hand-picked men known for violence to demonstrate your power over gang rivals.". On May 19th, just after 9am, two men tried to get into the home of a man in Monton, Eccles. He was himself the victim of a shooting on 25th April 1999 at The Ship Public House, Salford. The two men, wearing beanie hats, walked into the pub and then pulled the woollen rims over their faces to reveal home-made balaclavas. 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. The lad who was shot was in a bad way.. Determined to find the men responsible for his shooting, he discharged himself from hospital with a bullet still lodged in his groin. He was threatened with rape and shown a shallow grave which his captors said they had dug for him. He said: Stephen Lydiate is a violent man. One day in late May 1999 - in the aftermath of a spree of violence which would later be described by a barrister as a revenge plot 'of Biblical proportions' - the home received some unlikely new 'residents'. Their trial, now in its fifth week, heard Mr Fellows will not give evidence in his own defence. While police have struggled to get people to talk on Salfords Ordsall estate, where Massey used to operate, one source said everyone on the estate knows who the two shooters are. He received his medical degree from George Washington University School of Medicine and has been in practice for more than 20 years. Something went wrong, please try again later. Five days on, the motive for the sickening and cowardly attack remains unclear and the gunmen at large. He said: "I didnt have no loyalty to either side.". They tell them something and then see it on the news or somewhere. Police forensic experts are examining a bullet casing removed from Christians leg in the hope it could help identify the gunmen. They included Michael Boyle - the elder brother of Steven Boyle, who, 20 years later, would be jailed for his part in the assassination of John Kinsella, a close associate of Paul Massey. Kinsella was jailed for 10 years for robbery in 2008, after he had fled the UK and was extradited from the Netherlands. Days after the high profile murder Fellows was shot by gangsters loyal to Massey in a suspected reprisal attack. 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. Liverpool Crown Court heard he had provided Mark Fellows with crucial support as he planned the murder of his underworld enemy John Kinsella. By the time the police arrived the two injured men had been bundled into a car and ferried to Hope Hospital. While the gang were there, they attempted to disguise themselves by wearing women's clothes and wigs. Mr Massey was murdered on. 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. Police at the scene in Manchester Road, Salford, after businessman Paul Massey was shot dead at his house. Chief Superintendent Kevin Mulligan said: We believe this incident is not a broad threat to the local community.. Hawara: 'What happened was horrific and barbaric'. He left behind a Baikal loaded handgun, equipped with a silencer, and 82 rounds in a bag. Doyle, of Greater Manchester police, said: Salfords very different to other places. Boyle is thought to have been punched in the face although no weapons were involved. He was jailed for 22 years. Do We Riot or Not? People are going to see that and be afraid to talk. Gang member Steven Boyle helped murder John Kinsella, Get the latest crime reports and stories from Liverpool Echo straight to your inbox. We have found 12 people in the UK with the name Stephen Lydiate. 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. 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. He left behind a Baikal loaded handgun, equipped with a silencer, and 82 rounds in a bag. Another, fearsome arsenal found at that address included a sub machine gun, handguns, ammunition, body armour, and police scanners. Michael Boyle, then of Winton Road in Salford, was convicted of conspiracy to murder, conspiracy to kidnap, false imprisonment, wounding and two firearms offences. Mourners line the streets for the funeral procession of Paul Massey in Salford. 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. Staring arrogantly from a police mugshot, Stephen Britton, 31, was said to be the boss of Salford's notorious A Team, a band of about 50 serious villains. The repercussions of Masseys killing began on the day of his funeral. Mr Lydiate was the leader of a gang that kidnapped then shot, stabbed and tortured three men in an attempt to track down those behind a gun attack on him. Stephen Lydiate, 49, was battered with a heavy wooden beam and had a chemical poured in his face, during the attack in Agecroft cemetery. Erdman was drinking in the Wellington pub at Salford, Greater Manchester, at 3am on Saturday. He was tortured and forced to call a relative and ask for 50,000 for his safe release. Fellows received a whole life sentence for the murders of Mr Kinsella and Massey. 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. 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. 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. 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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. 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. At 11am that day another man was abducted from a house in Salford. At one point during the terror campaign some of the Lydiate gang hid out at an old people's home in Salford. This gang war culminated in a fatal machine gun attack on underworld figure Paul Massey, who had been associated with the A Team gang. He died later in hospital. Paul Greaney, QC, today closed the prosecution case by outlining the convictions of the four key figures in the trial at Liverpool Crown Court. 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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. Since Mondays shooting, police have warned a number of Salford gangland figures that their lives are in danger. It was then council-owned sheltered housing for the elderly in a quiet street off Station Road, Pendlebury. By the time Boyle was arrested in relation to the murders of Massey and Kinsella he was already well known to the police. 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. Only days ago, McKie sat in the living room of a Salford mother who had a grenade thrown through her front door. Lydiate was given a life sentence after being found guilty of conspiracy to murder and conspiracy to kidnap. . As always you can unsubscribe at any time. 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. A spokesman for the Ministry of Justice said: Two prisoners were treated for bruising at HMP Wakefield after an incident on 20 January.. Or by navigating to the user icon in the top right. A gang member from Salford who helped murder John Kinsella now faces spending three decades in the prison system after his appeal was rejected. The then-warden at the complex and her friend were intimidated and forced to harbour the gang. 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. Something went wrong, please try again later. Century Foundation. Luckily, no one was injured. 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. 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. Police had 'intelligence' Stephen Lydiate was involved in the murder even though he had never been charged, it was said. But by Friday police appeared no closer to catching those responsible. 2023 BBC. An unidentified passenger fled and ditched a wig and glasses, before escaping. Mr Greaney said police had intelligence he was involved. "That means that you will not be eligible for parole until the expiry of 33 years from today less the 224 days you have spent on remand. 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. Boyles fingerprints were on the bag and his DNA was on the working firearm. Six men launched a kidnap and murder plot of "biblical proportions" as revenge for a shooting, a jury heard yesterday. It's free, easy and takes no time at all. Detective Superintendent Andy Tattersall, from the major incident team, appealed for witnesses. They shot him once in both legs and also took him to Hickey Farm. 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. 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. Steven Boyle was also jailed for life. Lydiate then. They were armed with an arsenal of guns - but forced to flee after a gun was accidentally fired at the property. It is imperative that we are able to piece together the moments leading up to this incident. 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. from the Hanky Park area. VideoRecord numbers of guide dog volunteers after BBC story. 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. In 1999, he was jailed for 14 years for stabbing a man. Lee Erdman, 37, once stood trial for conspiracy to murder and firearms offences alongside Stephen Lydiate, 44. 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. He refused to cooperate with the police in their investigation. The jury heard Fellows and Boyle conspired to rob cash-in-transit drivers with weapons - coshes - together and with others in 2000. Read about our approach to external linking. They are also seeking a second man in connection with the assault. 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. Nick Johnson, QC, defending Fellows, then confirmed he would not be calling any evidence on behalf of his client, before Boyle took the stand. 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. . We use your sign-up to provide content in the ways you've consented to and improve our understanding of you. Louise Lydiate is on Facebook. We wanted to show our communities that we are leaving no stone unturned in the hunt for those responsible for the abhorrent attack on an innocent child and his mother, and that we will not stand for the spate of shootings taking place on our streets in recent weeks.. Unlike in Moss Side, where a group of enraged parents took a stand against gun crime after three young men were shot dead within two weeks in 1999, the relatives of gang members in Salford today are silent. This means that we may include adverts from us and third parties based on our knowledge of you. This means that we may include adverts from us and third parties based on our knowledge of you. 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. STEPHEN LYDIATE . 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. Then it all kicked off in the pub and someone in the pub shot back at the gunmen. 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. 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. 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. One witness said: A car with five men in it pulled up outside the pub, which was full of parents and kids watching the match, and two men with balaclavas charged in. Drinkers . Mr Kinsella had a long criminal record and was known to have been an 'enforcer' within Merseyside's underworld. He was issued with numerous 'threat to life warnings' by police, ran security companies controlling nightclubs and was being investigated for money laundering. Massey's funeral on August 28 brought around 2,000 mourners on to the streets of Salford. The violence, during April and May 1999 last was described in Preston Crown Court as being of biblical proportions. But after a brief interlude the violence continued spreading across the city to Longside and north to Cheetham Hill. He was jailed for 15 years. 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. In February 2016, Britton and two other men were arrested in a Spanish apartment, where a loaded firearm and ammunition was recovered. 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. 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. In the twenty years that have passed, the property has passed to new management and is no longer run by Salford council. He jumped from a window and hid in a skip where he was found by workmen. 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. Michael Boyle (left) and Stephen Lydiate (right) were at the centre of a bizarre and brutal case. 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Click here to find personal data about Stephen Lydiate including phone numbers, addresses, directorships, electoral roll information, related property prices and other useful information. 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. Mr Greaney said Kinsella assaulted a police officer in 1987 and was jailed for nine years for attempted robbery with a firearm in 1991. Sources on the Ordsall estate said the streets of Salford had been flooded with heroin and crack cocaine since Masseys murder. 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. 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READ MORE:Spotter who helped gangland assassin 'The Iceman' has bid for freedom rejected. An unidentified passenger fled and ditched a wig and glasses, before escaping. A product of Catholic education from elementary to graduate school, Mr. Walswick strives to support and serve the . See today's front and back pages, download the newspaper, order back issues and use the historic Daily Express newspaper archive. 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. The prosecutor said: "He was released from prison but subject to a life sentence licence at the time of the murder of Paul Massey.". 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