Which is why were appealing to the women of Salford saying, actually, you lot have got to stand up and help us here. Mr Boyle and Mr Fellows were part of a rival gang led by a man called Michael Carroll, it is alleged. 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. 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. Mr Massey, 55, was shot dead outside his home in Clifton on July 26th and the graveside attack on Mr Lydiate was at 3pm on August 28th. 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. "The aggravating factors require an uplift from the starting point of 30 years. A gang member from Salford who helped murder John Kinsella now faces spending three decades in the prison system after his appeal was rejected. 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. 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. A significant amount of drugs was seized. Other occupants . This means that we may include adverts from us and third parties based on our knowledge of you. Greater Manchester Police said officers are becoming want to make sure Payton is 'safe and well'. 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. DI Alan Clitherow said: This series of warrants is just one element of the continuing and relentless operation being orchestrated to tackle organised crime gangs in Salford. This was a terrifying ordeal for those in the pub when shots were fired. Lydiate and some of his associates even wore wigs and dresses when tried to appear to be old ladies. 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. 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. 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. An unidentified passenger fled and ditched a wig and glasses, before escaping. Lee Erdman, 37, once stood trial for conspiracy to murder and for firearms offences. 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. 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. He was a close friend of Stephen Lydiate, now serving 22 years for a vicious torture and turf war. Trusted sources told the ECHO that the attack was not linked to the murder of Mr Kinsella. VideoRecord numbers of guide dog volunteers after BBC story. We have found 12 people in the UK with the name Stephen Lydiate. 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. Web. He was jailed for 15 years. 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. 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. Fellows was slashed with a razor blade by a gang member at HMP Whitemoor. Horrified drinkers at the 3am lock-in rushed him to hospital, but he died later from gunshot wounds. Web. 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. One of those involved in the attack on Mr Lydiate - and a pall bearer at the funeral - was notorious mob fixer John. Mr Massey was murdered on July 26th 2015 by hired hitman Mark Fellows with an Uzi machine gun outside his home in Clifton. This means that we may include adverts from us and third parties based on our knowledge of you. Boyles fingerprints were on the bag and his DNA was on the working firearm. Boyle was attacked by another prisoner at HMP Wakefield on January 20 last year. 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". He was issued with numerous 'threat to life warnings' by police, ran security companies controlling nightclubs and was being investigated for money laundering. 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 terrified victim was shown a shallow grave which his captors said they had dug for him. "He was regarded by the authorities as a gangland enforcer who had been involved with firearms. We use your sign-up to provide content in the ways you've consented to and improve our understanding of you. We use your sign-up to provide content in the ways you've consented to and improve our understanding of you. Mr Kinsella, who lived nearby, had been out walking his dogs when Fellows came cycling up behind him and opened fire. Gang member Steven Boyle helped murder John Kinsella, Get the latest crime reports and stories from Liverpool Echo straight to your inbox. 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. Stephen Lydiate, 49, was battered with a heavy wooden beam and had a chemical poured in his face, during the attack in Agecroft cemetery. Luckily, no one was injured. Video, At the crash site of 'no hope' - BBC reporter in Greece, Record numbers of guide dog volunteers after BBC story. Sixteen years after that sentencing, after being released on licence, Stephen Lydiate was recalled to prison after he was attacked at the graveside of Paul Massey. Mr Massey was murdered on. During the same search, officers found a sock under floorboards in an airing cupboard containing 17 live rounds of 9mm parabellum ammunition. 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. Boyles fingerprints were on the bag and his DNA was on the working firearm. Hawara: 'What happened was horrific and barbaric'. 41.10: Development of building projects (UK SIC Classification 2007) 41.10: Development of building projects (European Community NACE Rev 2) 4100: Construction of buildings (UN ISIC Rev 4) Inactive Directors / Officers. They fired four shots at some lads in there, one of whom got hit in the mouth, and people scrambled under pool tables in terror. 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 repercussions of Masseys killing began on the day of his funeral. 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. Boyle and Fellows stood trial at Liverpool Crown Court in 2018 when prosecutors revealed disturbing details about the gang war which led up to the deaths of Massey and Kinsella. Liverpool Crown Court heard he had provided Mark Fellows with crucial support as he planned the murder of his underworld enemy John Kinsella. Mr Greaney said police had intelligence he was involved. 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The murders arose out of gang warfare in Salford, Greater Manchester, the court has heard. 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. One Salford gangster, Stephen Lydiate, was peppered with bullets in April 1999 by a black gunman who entered the crowded Ship pub in Pendleton, Salford, and opened fire. 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. Boyle was moved to HMP Belmarsh after the incident at Wakefield. Lydiate then. In 2003, they and others robbed a cash-in-transit driver on his way to a bank, who was threatened with an axe and assaulted, taking 25,450. Mr Kinsella had a long criminal record and was known to have been an 'enforcer' within Merseyside's underworld. This is my tribute to my Grandad, Stephen Lydiate D.S.M. One of those involved in the attack on Mr Lydiate - and a pall bearer at the funeral - was notorious mob fixer John. Significantly the police were unable to recover any weapons from the scene. On Saturday night he was drinking in the Wellington bar in Salford, when a gunman sneaked in and was seen approaching him. He was stabbed three times in the legs and taken to Hickey Farm at Astley Moss, Tyldesley. We use your sign-up to provide content in the ways you've consented to and improve our understanding of you. 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. 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. 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. The brother-in-law of an underworld "Mr Big" was involved in his assassination, Liverpool crown court has heard. 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. By the time Boyle was arrested in relation to the murders of Massey and Kinsella he was already well known to the police. When you've made your choice, press the Save Changes button at the bottom. Something went wrong, please try again later. He was characterised in the media as Mr Big. Boyle is thought to have been punched in the face although no weapons were involved. 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. Boyle took and Fellows was carried in vehicles taken without consent and they later tried to escape from custody at court, but were detained. 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. 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Lee Erdman, 37, once stood trial for conspiracy to murder. A man who was viciously assaulted at the graveside during the funeral of Salford Mr Big Paul Massey has been recalled to prison. Police in high-visibility uniforms swarmed around the rundown network of highrise flats and Victorian terraces yesterday in an operation designed not only to trace the killers but also to offer reassurance to those who call this area home. 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. We use your sign-up to provide content in the ways you've consented to and improve our understanding of you. 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". 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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). They tell them something and then see it on the news or somewhere. One of those involved in the attack on Mr Lydiate - and a pall bearer at the funeral - was notorious mob fixer John. Mr Lydiate has never been charged with any offence connected to the murder. Or by navigating to the user icon in the top right. Stephen Lydiate, 33, organised a campaign of kidnappings and torture to track down the gang who sprayed him with 14 bullets as he ate in a pub in Salford, Greater Manchester, in April last. Sign up to the Daily Star's newsletter. Read about our approach to external linking. It's free, easy and takes no time at all. The force would not say how Mr Lydiate had breached his conditions. In February 2016, Britton and two other men were arrested in a Spanish apartment, where a loaded firearm and ammunition was recovered. "He had said publicly that he had known for years that he could be shot dead at any time. On May 22nd a 37-year-old man was woken in the middle of the night at his home near Leigh by four masked men. Man United beat West Ham United in the FA Cup fifth round and here are how the players rated at Old Trafford. Whether you will be released at that point will be a matter for the Parole Board and their assessment for you at that point.". 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. The two dead men, both in their twenties, died where they fell, 20 yards apart on the grass. Lee Erdman, 37, once stood trial for conspiracy to murder. STEPHEN LYDIATE . Massey's brother-in-law, Stephen Lydiate, has served a life sentence for a revenge plot of 'biblical proportions' after a shooting attempt on his life at the Ship Inn, Pendleton, in 1999. In the twenty years that have passed, the property has passed to new management and is no longer run by Salford council. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Five days on, the motive for the sickening and cowardly attack remains unclear and the gunmen at large. 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. Stephen Lydiate, who was assaulted at the graveside of Paul Massey. Children enjoying a Sunday afternoon kickabout scattered as shots rang out. While the gang were there, they attempted to disguise themselves by wearing women's clothes and wigs. Michael Boyle, from Salford, joined the crew. Boyle 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. Black Cops Beat Black Perp to Death. Police investigating the attack arrested a 27-year-old man in connection with the assault on suspicion of section 18 assault. Police have offered onlookers in the bar witness protection in a bid to persuade them to come forward and give evidence. Chief Superintendent Kevin Mulligan, of Greater Manchester Police said: I want to ask anyone who was there to come forward.. He denies all three allegations, Left, a photo from 2008 of John Kinsella. Police chief says officers investigating shooting of seven-year-old face a struggle to break through in a community with longstanding crime families. 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. 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. One of those involved in the attack on Mr Lydiate - and a pall bearer at the funeral - was notorious mob fixer John Kinsella, 53, from Liverpool, the jury was told. 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