He was threatened with rape and shown a shallow grave which his captors said they had dug for him. People are scared. Sources on the Ordsall estate said the streets of Salford had been flooded with heroin and crack cocaine since Masseys murder. 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"The aggravating factors require an uplift from the starting point of 30 years. At 2.15pm on Sunday women and children were mixing with regulars in the Brass Handles, an ugly, low-rise bar near Salford Shopping Centre. Don't miss a thing! 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. 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. 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. 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. 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Mr Greaney said Greater Manchester Police received the names of 112 people said to be responsible for carrying out or organising his shooting. Nick Johnson, QC, defending Fellows, then confirmed he would not be calling any evidence on behalf of his client, before Boyle took the stand. Click here to find personal data about Stephen Lydiate including phone numbers, addresses, directorships, electoral roll information, related property prices and other useful information. As always you can unsubscribe at any time. Two would-be hitmen from a Moss Side-based gang, said to be of Asian or mixed-race appearance, went looking for revenge on a hoodlum they blamed for a city centre stabbing of one of their own. Mr Lydiate was out of jail on licence at the time. Mr Fellows and Mr Boyle are alleged to have murdered Mr Kinsella three years after the murder of Mr Massey. Massey, 55, was ambushed by a submachine gun-wielding assassin outside his Manchester Road, Salford home at 7.27pm on July 26, 2015. Lydiate then. Detectives investigating the recent shootings searched a number of addresses for the guns in dawn raids on Friday, however no firearms were recovered. 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. Trusted sources told the ECHO that the attack was not linked to the murder of Mr Kinsella. It's free, easy and takes no time at all. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Mr Stephen Lydiate ; Registered Address. Boyle was acquitted of the Massey murder. The jury heard Fellows and Boyle conspired to rob cash-in-transit drivers with weapons - coshes - together and with others in 2000. Massey's funeral on August 28 brought around 2,000 mourners on to the streets of 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. Something went wrong, please try again later. Mr Greaney listed people connected to The A Team in Salford, including Britton, some of whom were photographed making "A" signs with their fingers. 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. 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. 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. This was a terrifying ordeal for those in the pub when shots were fired. By the time Boyle was arrested in relation to the murders of Massey and Kinsella he was already well known to the police. from the Hanky Park area. The shooting was linked to a protection racket turf war in Salford following the jailing of another local crime boss. Stephen Lydiate, 49, was battered with a heavy wooden beam and had a chemical poured in his face, during the attack in Agecroft cemetery. The then-warden at the complex and her friend were intimidated and forced to harbour the gang. Its your children potentially that are going to get shot its you potentially that is going to get shot, your young children are now clearly in the picture.. 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. How can someone do that to another person? One of the men was hit in the back as he tried to reach the getaway car, a black Mondeo, parked on the other side of the parkland. Join thought-provoking conversations, follow other Independent readers and see their replies. He refused to cooperate with the police in their investigation. 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. Something went wrong, please try again later. Erdman was drinking in the Wellington pub at Salford, Greater Manchester, at 3am on Saturday when the gunman crept in and shot him at close range. Black Cops Beat Black Perp to Death. Mr Greaney said Kinsella assaulted a police officer in 1987 and was jailed for nine years for attempted robbery with a firearm in 1991. Police are hunting two gunmen over the attack, which has been linked to a gangland feud over the lucrative drug trade that has flared up following the murder of Salfords Mr Big, Paul Massey, on his driveway in July. CRIME FIRMS TURN TO GUNS TO ESTABLISH SUPREMACY, Manchester, London and the West Midlands are the worst centres for gun crime, according to the Home Office, At the height of the Gunchester era, 27 people died and 250 people were injured over five years, Police intelligence suggests that 76 per cent of gang members are Afro-Caribbean or mixed race, Intelligence material concludes that 500 people have been involved in gang-related offences over the past six years, Five gang members were jailed last month after the Doddington and Gooch Close gangs clashed near the Granada TV studios, Peter Walsh, the author, in his book Gang War: The Inside Story of the Manchester Gangs, wrote: Crime firms are seen in Greater Manchester to be more organised, more instrumental, and more specifically focused on crime than street gangs, He added that Salford gangs have tended to traffick drugs from the South. The two men, wearing beanie hats, walked into the pub and then pulled the woollen rims over their faces to reveal home-made balaclavas. 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.. Hit eight times in the chest, stomach, left arm, elbow, and upper thigh, Lydiate survived. This means that we may include adverts from us and third parties based on our knowledge of you. 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. He had always asserted his opposition to class A drugs, sparking a bloody feud between two gangs fighting to get their hands on the huge profits those substances bring in. According to one eye witness account, retaliation was almost instant with gunfire exchanged across the floor of the pub. 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. He then put together a team to carry out sadistic attacks. Mr Massey was murdered on July 26th 2015 by hired hitman Mark Fellows with an Uzi machine gun outside his home in Clifton. Steven Boyle was also jailed for life. He was a close friend of Stephen Lydiate, now serving 22 years for a vicious torture and turf war. Lydiate and some of his associates even wore wigs and dresses when tried to appear to be old ladies. Mr Lydiate has never been charged with any offence connected to the murder. He was later found in the back of a Transit van outside the Royal Manchester Children's Hospital with gunshot wounds to his leg and knee. A source told the ECHO that Boyle was attacked by another prisoner and then retaliated. Lee Erdman, 37, once stood trial for conspiracy to murder. Mr Kinsella, who lived nearby, had been out walking his dogs when Fellows came cycling up behind him and opened fire. She spoke outside Swinton police station, three miles from where Christian Hickey and his mother, Jayne, 29, were shot in the legs on their doorstep on Monday. Manchester gangs have been more involved in providing protection, and have been more organised. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. 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. Police chief says officers investigating shooting of seven-year-old face a struggle to break through in a community with longstanding crime families. See today's front and back pages, download the newspaper, order back issues and use the historic Daily Express newspaper archive. Something went wrong, please try again later. Express. 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. 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. Police at the scene in Manchester Road, Salford, after businessman Paul Massey was shot dead at his house. He was jailed for 15 years. 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. He admitted possessing ammunition without a certificate, but the bullets found were not the same as those used to kill Massey. It is imperative that we are able to piece together the moments leading up to this incident. Fellows was then recalled to prison on licence by police who suspected he was involved in gangland violence. Man United beat West Ham United in the FA Cup fifth round and here are how the players rated at Old Trafford. He may be in jail but he has still got some cronies on the outside.. The victim survived, but fellow gang members vowed that they would extract revenge. He was shot in both legs before a tree branch and salt were pushed into the wounds to make him reveal the identity of the assassin. Louise Lydiate, Massey's partner of 30. One of those involved in the attack on Mr Lydiate - and a pall bearer at the funeral - was notorious mob fixer John. Gang member Steven Boyle helped murder John Kinsella, Get the latest crime reports and stories from Liverpool Echo straight to your inbox. 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. The crime lord is still serving 22 years for torture in a gangland turf war. Which is why were appealing to the women of Salford saying, actually, you lot have got to stand up and help us here. 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. 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. 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. AboutPressCopyrightContact. 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. Police had 'intelligence' Stephen Lydiate was involved in the murder even though he had never been charged, it was said. Days after the high profile murder Fellows was shot by gangsters loyal to Massey in a suspected reprisal attack. 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". He heard the gun click several times and it was placed in his mouth. 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. 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. 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. Erdman was drinking in the Wellington pub at Salford, Greater Manchester, at 3am on Saturday. He said Fellows received a formal 'threat to life' warning from police in June 2015, after an informal one in March, and graffiti in the area referred to the "fall out". Doyle, of Greater Manchester police, said: Salfords very different to other places. Whether you will be released at that point will be a matter for the Parole Board and their assessment for you at that point.". Manchester earned its unwanted Gunchester soubriquet more than a decade ago when several, predominantly black, gangs vied for supremacy. Video, At the crash site of 'no hope' - BBC reporter in Greece, Record numbers of guide dog volunteers after BBC story. 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. At one point during the terror campaign some of the Lydiate gang hid out at an old people's home in Salford. Want to bookmark your favourite articles and stories to read or reference later? Two white men, both aged 27, were injured. Mr Greaney said police had intelligence he was involved. He also had the barrel of a gun shoved into his mouth. Chief Superintendent Kevin Mulligan, of Greater Manchester Police said: I want to ask anyone who was there to come forward.. But after a brief interlude the violence continued spreading across the city to Longside and north to Cheetham Hill. Sleep expert shares exact time children should go to bed, 11 things we learnt at an explosive Liverpool Council budget meeting, Police say body found in search for missing baby in Sussex, Eccleston skier races into a podium finish at Italian competition, Last minute donation saves Wirral flat full of unique artwork at auction, CQC publish findings on Ainsdale Court care home in Rainhill, Human error to blame for train crash - Greek PM, At the crash site of 'no hope' - BBC reporter in Greece. Mr Lydiate has never been charged with any offence connected to the murder. Or by navigating to the user icon in the top right. 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. They were the members of a gang who had kidnapped, shot, stabbed, and tortured three men in a bid to track down those behind a gun attack on their leader. GMP said: A 49-year-old man from Salford has been recalled to prison for breaching his licence conditions.. This means that we may include adverts from us and third parties based on our knowledge of you. Jadwal Sholat Hari Ini di Middlesbrough, England, Britania Raya: Waktu Subuh 5:05 AM, Waktu Dzuhur 12:18 PM, Waktu Ashar 2:55 PM, Waktu Magrib 5:36 PM, Waktu Isya 7:25 PM, Arah Kiblat 120.51 dari utara. In 2000 he was found guilty of conspiracy to commit murder, and conspiracy to kidnap, but has now been recalled to prison. He died later in hospital. Lee Erdman, 37, once stood trial for conspiracy to murder and for firearms offences. 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. Muscleman Erdman became known to police in 2000 after he was arrested and charged over a string of gangland kidnappings. 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". A spokesman for the Ministry of Justice said: Two prisoners were treated for bruising at HMP Wakefield after an incident on 20 January.. We use your sign-up to provide content in the ways you've consented to and improve our understanding of you. Im sitting there shaking in my shoes, not being afraid but thinking what is happening here? said McKie. 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. Since Mondays shooting, police have warned a number of Salford gangland figures that their lives are in danger. But the gangland hit was not a success. Lee Erdman, 37, once stood trial for conspiracy to murder. Or by navigating to the user icon in the top right. He said: "Massey was a public figure with a high profile. He has been bailed until next month. They came about as a result of the ongoing investigation into the recent spate of firearms discharges in Salford, including the horrific attack on young Christian Hickey and his mother Jayne. They were to spend a week holed up in the sheltered accommodation. Alison J Lydiate. Christian Hickey in his hospital bed after gunmen shot him and his mother at their home. When you've made your choice, press the Save Changes button at the bottom. Boyles fingerprints were on the bag and his DNA was on the working firearm. 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 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. 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. The event that sowed the seeds for all this occurred on April 24, 1999, when Stephen Lydiate, the brother-in-law of Salford hardman Paul Massey , was peppered with bullets by a would-be assassin as he watched Manchester United play Leeds away, live on TV at The Ship pub in Pendleton. 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There he was pistol-whipped and forced to give up the address of his brother-in-law, before being released. The pair had an argument and the killer shot Erdman at close range. After the gun smoke cleared it appeared that the predominantly black gangs from south Manchester had once again tried to move in on the white boys from Salford. He had been the subject of numerous newspaper articles dealing with his criminal activity. 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). The other was hit in the face as he turned to see what had happened to his accomplice. For residents on the estate, the turmoil since July has taken them back to the dark days when shootings seemed an everyday occurrence. 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