Alleged killer Mark Fellows decides not to give evidence but co-accused Steven Boyle takes the stand. He refused to cooperate with the police in their investigation. 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. Join Facebook to connect with Louise Lydiate and others you may know. It was then council-owned sheltered housing for the elderly in a quiet street off Station Road, Pendlebury. Salford, Lancashire, M7. Stephen Lydiate, 49, was battered with a heavy wooden beam and had a chemical poured in his face, during the attack in Agecroft cemetery, Sign up to the MySalford newsletter to keep up with what's happening in and around the city. among various. 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. "He had said publicly that he had known for years that he could be shot dead at any time. He said: "I didnt have no loyalty to either side.". AboutPressCopyrightContact. Advertisement Hide Ad Kinsella acted as a pall bearer and launched the brutal graveside attack on. He said Lydiate - the brother of Massey's partner Louise - had been interviewed by police about Massey's murder, but refused to co-operate. Police had 'intelligence' Stephen Lydiate was involved in the murder even though he had never been charged, it was said. It's free, easy and takes no time at all. Police at the scene in Manchester Road, Salford, after businessman Paul Massey was shot dead at his house. They were armed with an arsenal of guns - but forced to flee after a gun was accidentally fired at the property. 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. As always you can unsubscribe at any time. We had a similar but in other ways completely different picture in Moss Side years ago. Police chief says officers investigating shooting of seven-year-old face a struggle to break through in a community with longstanding crime families. We use your sign-up to provide content in the ways you've consented to and improve our understanding of you. DeSantis won't say he's running. Mr Lydiate was out of jail on licence at the time. This means that we may include adverts from us and third parties based on our knowledge of you. 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 repercussions of Masseys killing began on the day of his funeral. "After his murder, on 5th May 2018, his house on Loyola Hey was searched and the police found 10,000 cash under the sink in the kitchen.". 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. An unidentified passenger fled and ditched a wig and glasses, before escaping. What's he waiting for? Lee Erdman, 37, once stood trial for conspiracy to murder and firearms offences alongside Stephen Lydiate, 44. Boyle, 35, of Sandiway, Heywood, Rochdale, and Fellows, 37, of Sandy Lane West, Hulme, Warrington, deny two counts of murder and one of attempted murder. 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. 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.". He was in the King's Own and fought his war in the Dardanelles and Baghdad where he won his D.S.M. 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. Children enjoying a Sunday afternoon kickabout scattered as shots rang out. The next day Lydiate booked three rooms at the Campanile Hotel in Ordsall, Salford, to establish a base for the gang's operations. ", 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.". 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 meeting was watched by officers from the National Crime Squad, but he returned without the money or the hostage. 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. A relative carried 10,500 to a rendezvous with a gang member. 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. Muscleman Erdman became known to police in 2000 after he was arrested and charged over a string of gangland kidnappings. "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. Or by navigating to the user icon in the top right. The contents of this website are copyright 1990-2023 New Home of the Daily and Sunday Express. The brother-in-law of an underworld "Mr Big" was involved in his assassination, Liverpool crown court has heard. Manchester earned its unwanted Gunchester soubriquet more than a decade ago when several, predominantly black, gangs vied for supremacy. This is my tribute to my Grandad, Stephen Lydiate D.S.M. Supreme Court to sit in Manchester for the first time next week, The court is usually based in central London. 2023 BBC. . GMP said: A 49-year-old man from Salford has been recalled to prison for breaching his licence conditions.. This was a terrifying ordeal for those in the pub when shots were fired. A source told the ECHO that Boyle was attacked by another prisoner and then retaliated. Do We Riot or Not? 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Stephen Lydiate, who was assaulted at the graveside of Paul Massey. He was jailed for 14 years in April 1999, for stabbing a man outside a nightclub. Alison J Lydiate. Louise Lydiate is on Facebook. Police would later find an cache of weaponry including two shotguns, a self loading pistol, and ammunition hidden in a loft above the communal living room. Boyle was a member of the city's A Team gang which later split into two warring factions. Facebook gives people the power to share and makes the world more open and connected. 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. First Servite alumnus principal will take the helm for 2021-2022 school year. Laurence Lowry Court is off Lowry Drive, close to Station Road, where the artist it was named after lived. Mark Fellows was known as 'The Iceman', his trial was told. Or by navigating to the user icon in the top right. Two white men, both aged 27, were injured. During his three day ordeal salt was poured into his wounds and a branch forced into them and twisted. Manchester gangs have been more involved in providing protection, and have been more organised. The pair had an argument and the killer shot Erdman at close range. 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's courts are some of the busiest in the UK, with a huge variety of cases being heard each week. 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. The shooting was linked to a protection racket turf war in Salford following the jailing of another local crime boss. See today's front and back pages, download the newspaper, order back issues and use the historic Daily Express newspaper archive. Boyle is thought to have been punched in the face although no weapons were involved. We had the mothers against violence and they were instrumental in helping us resolve those issues in that community, we havent got that here. We use your sign-up to provide content in the ways you've consented to and improve our understanding of you. Supreme Court to sit in Manchester for the first time next week, The court is usually based in central London. Mr Greaney said: "The police had information that John Kinsella had been killed as the result of his criminal activity and the police received intelligence that he had a number of enemies that wanted him dead.". In November 2015, police searched his home and found 22.5g of cocaine at 64% purity, which he admitted dealing, plus cash, digital scales and multiple phones. 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. The trial judge, Mr Justice William Davis, told Boyle that he would spend decades in prison for the murder of Mr Kinsella. This means that we may include adverts from us and third parties based on our knowledge of you. Man United beat West Ham United in the FA Cup fifth round and here are how the players rated at Old Trafford. 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. Boyles fingerprints were on the bag and his DNA was on the working firearm. Century Foundation. Don't miss a thing! During the same search, officers found a sock under floorboards in an airing cupboard containing 17 live rounds of 9mm parabellum ammunition. A product of Catholic education from elementary to graduate school, Mr. Walswick strives to support and serve the . 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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. Mr Kinsella, who lived nearby, had been out walking his dogs when Fellows came cycling up behind him and opened fire. 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. He was threatened with rape and shown a shallow grave which his captors said they had dug for him. You are no less culpable for the death of John Kinsella than Mark Fellows. This part of Salford was once the fiefdom of Paul Massey, 46, also known as Salfords Mr Big, whose security company once held a stranglehold on the doors of Manchesters biggest and best-known clubs. He said: "Massey was a public figure with a high profile. 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". Lydiate, then of Vestrie Drive in Salford, was found guilty of conspiracy to murder and conspiracy to kidnap. They tell them something and then see it on the news or somewhere. 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.. At one point during the terror campaign some of the Lydiate gang hid out at an old people's home in Salford. 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. Four accomplices were jailed for a total of 41 years after being found guilty of charges including plotting murder, blackmail, plotting false imprison- ment and conspiracy to kidnap. Sorry, we are unable to accept comments about this article at the moment. This means that we may include adverts from us and third parties based on our knowledge of you. 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Michael Boyle, then of Winton Road in Salford, was convicted of conspiracy to murder, conspiracy to kidnap, false imprisonment, wounding and two firearms offences. The criminal background of "gangland enforcer" John Kinsella, "Mr Big" Paul Massey and their murder accused was revealed in court. Detective Superintendent Andy Tattersall, from the major incident team, appealed for witnesses. Police investigating the attack arrested a 27-year-old man in connection with the assault on suspicion of section 18 assault. 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. He died later in hospital. 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. 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. Significantly the police were unable to recover any weapons from the scene. 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. 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. 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. 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