The prosecutor said: "He was released from prison but subject to a life sentence licence at the time of the murder of Paul Massey.". . He denies all three allegations, Left, a photo from 2008 of John Kinsella. The shooting was linked to a protection racket turf war in Salford following the jailing of another local crime boss. Louise Lydiate is on Facebook. 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'. Other reports suggest that there has been bad blood since the stabbing of a member of a crime family based in Moss Side, once the epicentre of the Gunchester phenomenon. An unidentified passenger fled and ditched a wig and glasses, before escaping. The community dont trust the police. At one point during the terror campaign some of the Lydiate gang hid out at an old people's home in Salford. Boyle's older brother Michael had been jailed for 15 years for his role in a violent gang war in the late 1990s. He was convicted of possessing a handgun and ammunition without a certificate at trial. Both victims were associated with a gang known as the A Team, led by a man called Stephen Britton, the jury was told. Mr Kinsella had a long criminal record and was known to have been an 'enforcer' within Merseyside's underworld. Moss Side, the scene of much of the violence, was labelled the British Bronx. Something went wrong, please try again later. Lee. He was jailed for 14 years in April 1999, for stabbing a man outside a nightclub. Boyle was attacked by another prisoner at HMP Wakefield on January 20 last year. 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. Some drinkers dived for cover beneath pool tables as the pair produced automatic weapons and fired at least four shots. During his three day ordeal salt was poured into his wounds and a branch forced into them and twisted. 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. Supreme Court to sit in Manchester for the first time next week, The court is usually based in central London. Alleged killer Mark Fellows decides not to give evidence but co-accused Steven Boyle takes the stand. The contents of this website are copyright 1990-2023 New He had been the subject of numerous newspaper articles dealing with his criminal activity. Another, fearsome arsenal found at that address included a sub machine gun, handguns, ammunition, body armour, and police scanners. Mr Greaney said: "The police had information, at the time of his death, that John Kinsella was a 'Merseyside-based career criminal'. Boyles fingerprints were on the bag and his DNA was on the working firearm. On May 19th, just after 9am, two men tried to get into the home of a man in Monton, Eccles. Stephen Lydiate, 49, was battered with a heavy wooden beam and had a chemical poured in his face, during the attack in Agecroft cemetery. 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Mr Kinsella was then shot twice in the head at close range. 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.. Five days on, the motive for the sickening and cowardly attack remains unclear and the gunmen at large. He received his medical degree from George Washington University School of Medicine and has been in practice for more than 20 years. Lydiate was later convicted, but Erdman walked free. One of those involved in the attack on Mr Lydiate - and a pall bearer at the funeral - was notorious mob fixer John. Boyle was moved to HMP Belmarsh after the incident at Wakefield. 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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. Lydiate, then of Vestrie Drive in Salford, was found guilty of conspiracy to murder and conspiracy to kidnap. 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. This was a terrifying ordeal for those in the pub when shots were fired. GMP said: A 49-year-old man from Salford has been recalled to prison for breaching his licence conditions.. It is imperative that we are able to piece together the moments leading up to this incident. Their trial, now in its fifth week, heard Mr Fellows will not give evidence in his own defence. He said: Stephen Lydiate is a violent man. 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Mr Lydiate, described as "violent man", was also battered and attacked with acid at the funeral of Mr Massey, the court heard. Boyle was acquitted of the Massey murder. Or by navigating to the user icon in the top right. The violence, during April and May 1999 last was described in Preston Crown Court as being of biblical proportions. 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. Mondays shooting was the 21st known gun crime in Salford in the past 18 months including nine since Masseys death, of which two have been formally linked to the father of fives murder. What's he waiting for? ", One piece of graffiti read: "Cazza snitch hid in Spain come fight your war" and another: "Cazza rat coward hiding in Spain you can't hide forever.". One of those involved in the attack on Mr Lydiate - and a pall bearer at the funeral - was notorious mob fixer John. 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