Massey, 55, was ambushed by a submachine gun-wielding assassin outside his Manchester Road, Salford home at 7.27pm on July 26, 2015. 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. We had a similar but in other ways completely different picture in Moss Side years ago. Web. The death of Benji Stanley, 14, who was caught in the crossfire as he queued for a takeaway in January 1993, sent shockwaves far beyond the city boundary. While the gang were there, they attempted to disguise themselves by wearing women's clothes and wigs. 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.. Express. 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. Gang member Steven Boyle helped murder John Kinsella, Get the latest crime reports and stories from Liverpool Echo straight to your inbox. Join Facebook to connect with Louise Lydiate and others you may know. Man United beat West Ham United in the FA Cup fifth round and here are how the players rated at Old Trafford. 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. 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. Mr Greaney said police had intelligence he was involved. 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. 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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. 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. 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. Fellows, 38, who also shot dead Massey's close friend, John Kinsella, three years later, using accomplice Steven Boyle as a spotter, was given a whole life sentence. Mr Greaney said Greater Manchester Police received the names of 112 people said to be responsible for carrying out or organising his shooting. This is my tribute to my Grandad, Stephen Lydiate D.S.M. 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Greater Manchester Police said officers are becoming want to make sure Payton is 'safe and well'. 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. salford gangsters stephen lydiate goes on a gun rampage through salford with a gang of thugs after he was shot, seeking revenge in the streets of salford, he. Louise Lydiate, Massey's partner of 30. But it became part of one of the most bizarre episodes in the criminal history of Salford. Mr Stephen Lydiate ; Registered Address. His brother-in-law Stephen Lydiate, has served a life sentence for a revenge plot of 'biblical proportions' after a shooting attempt on his life in 1999, Lee Erdmann, younger brother of the late Salford face Tony Erdmann, was shot dead in 2012, and Massey's close friend Bobby Spiers is serving life for a failed plot to kill Salford hardman, David Something went wrong, please try again later. Or by navigating to the user icon in the top right. He was jailed for 14 years in April 1999, for stabbing a man outside a nightclub. By the time Boyle was arrested in relation to the murders of Massey and Kinsella he was already well known to the police. Mr Fellows and Mr Boyle are alleged to have murdered Mr Kinsella three years after the murder of Mr Massey. "Stephen Lydiate arranged the kidnap and torture of several individuals in a plan to murder the person he believed had shot him.". There was blood everywhere and the place looked like an abattoir. 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Boyles fingerprints were on the bag and his DNA was on the working firearm. Stephen Lydiate, 49, was battered with a heavy wooden beam and had a chemical poured in his face, during the attack in Agecroft cemetery. 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. This was a terrifying ordeal for those in the pub when shots were fired. Lee Erdman, 37, once stood trial for conspiracy to murder and firearms offences alongside Stephen Lydiate, 44. . Erdman was drinking in the Wellington pub at Salford, Greater Manchester, at 3am on Saturday. He was jailed for 14 years in April 1999, for stabbing a man outside a nightclub. 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. To get a behind the scenes look at how they work and the moments that don't make our stories, subscribe to our free weekly Echo Court Files newsletter, written by court reporter Neil Docking. At one point during the terror campaign some of the Lydiate gang hid out at an old people's home in Salford. STEPHEN LYDIATE . The contents of this website are copyright 1990-2023 New 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. "He was regarded by the authorities as a gangland enforcer who had been involved with firearms. Mr Lydiate, described as "violent man", was also battered and attacked with acid at the funeral of Mr Massey, the court heard. There were gasps in the public gallery as he said he thought he was going to Rainhill to collect drugs money, but was passed a rucksack containing a gun. Six men launched a kidnap and murder plot of "biblical proportions" as revenge for a shooting, a jury heard yesterday. He said: Stephen Lydiate is a violent man. "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.". Mr Massey was murdered on July 26th 2015 by hired hitman Mark Fellows with an Uzi machine gun outside his home in Clifton. Boyles fingerprints were on the bag and his DNA was on the working firearm. 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. 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Another, fearsome arsenal found at that address included a sub machine gun, handguns, ammunition, body armour, and police scanners. Chief Superintendent Kevin Mulligan, of Greater Manchester Police said: I want to ask anyone who was there to come forward.. Web. 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. A significant amount of drugs was seized. Lihat lainnya. Liverpool Crown Court heard he had provided Mark Fellows with crucial support as he planned the murder of his underworld enemy John Kinsella. He was convicted of possessing a handgun and ammunition without a certificate at trial. 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. Greater Manchester Police said officers are becoming want to make sure Payton is 'safe and well'. He was convicted of possessing a handgun and ammunition without a certificate at trial. 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 murders arose out of gang warfare in Salford, Greater Manchester, the court has heard. 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"The aggravating factors require an uplift from the starting point of 30 years. Days after the high profile murder Fellows was shot by gangsters loyal to Massey in a suspected reprisal attack. 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. When you've made your choice, press the Save Changes button at the bottom. His murder, which saw him shot four times in the chest, remains unsolved and his killer at large. A 10,000 ransom was demanded from Mr Kent's family for his release before heescaped by slipping sleeping tablets into his guard's drink. He considered Paul Massey his mentor,. 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The criminal background of "gangland enforcer" John Kinsella, "Mr Big" Paul Massey and their murder accused was revealed in court. Steven Boyle, was found guilty of murder last year after John Kinsella was shot in the back of the head whilst out walking his dog on May 5, 2018. One of those involved in the attack on Mr Lydiate - and a pall bearer at the funeral - was notorious mob fixer John. Mourners line the streets for the funeral procession of Paul Massey in Salford. 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. 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'. Five days on, the motive for the sickening and cowardly attack remains unclear and the gunmen at large. 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. 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 year. We use your sign-up to provide content in the ways you've consented to and improve our understanding of you. 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. A product of Catholic education from elementary to graduate school, Mr. Walswick strives to support and serve the . 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. He was stabbed three times in the legs and taken to Hickey Farm at Astley Moss, Tyldesley. 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. 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. Want to bookmark your favourite articles and stories to read or reference later? Fellows received a whole life sentence for the murders of Mr Kinsella and Massey. He left behind a Baikal loaded handgun, equipped with a silencer, and 82 rounds in a bag. Police have intelligence that Stephen Lydiate was involved in the murder of Paul Massey Paul Greaney gun moments his BMW address Road in July 35, both Salford, murdering friend, John Kinsella, for Massey but said. 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