Kinsella and Massey were associated with the latter gang. We pay for your stories! News Corp is a network of leading companies in the worlds of diversified media, news, education, and information services. To see all content on The Sun, please use the Site Map. Massey's partner Louise Lydiate is the sister of Stephen Lydiate, who was interviewed as a "person of interest" after the murder in July 2015. Both were left seriously injured lying in a pool of blood in the hallway of their home, with one bullet passing through Mrs Hickey's leg into her son's as he stood behind her. 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Email us at tips@the-sun.co.uk or call 0207 782 4368. One gang, headed by Michael Carroll, had Mark Fellows and Steven Boyle as members. Carne Thomasson, 28, Christopher Hall, 49, and Aldaire Warmington, 32, were each cleared of a count of conspiracy to murder but convicted of conspiracy to commit grievous bodily harm with intent and conspiracy to pervert the course of justice. Spain's National Police said the British men arrested in the Costa del Sol last week, including Steven Britton (pictured), were planning to kill the leader of a rival gang from Salford. Kinsella's death was the result of a gang feud begun in 2015 between two rival criminal organisations in Salford. Find local and national death notices, funeral notices, obituaries, in memoriams, acknowledgements and family announcements including birthdays, births, anniversaries and marriages at funeral-notices.co.uk Nasa shows dramatic video of Mars rover's landing. They were the victims of a major Salford organised crime gang known as the A-Team involved in drugs, ... 55, the "mentor" to Stephen Britton, the A-Team took revenge. The Sun website is regulated by the Independent Press Standards Organisation (IPSO), Our journalists strive for accuracy but on occasion we make mistakes. Read about our approach to external linking. 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 Hickey is a friend of Salford gang leader Michael Carroll, the jury heard, who was trading violent attacks with another gang, the A-Team, led by Stephen Britton. Video, Gaming for God: Londonâs live-streaming vicar. Mr Kinsella was then shot twice in the head at close range. We have found at least 200 people in the UK with the name Stephen Britton. The Hickeys were expecting the return of their daughter from a swimming lesson but Mrs Hickey answered the door to find Thomasson asking, "Is your husband in?". Carne Thomasson, a drug dealer earning £5,000 a week, knocked on their door to "flush out" Christian Hickey Sr, the intended target, the court heard. Click here to find personal data about Stephen Britton including phone numbers, addresses, directorships, electoral roll information, related property prices and other useful information. Is it worth tracking your carbon footprint? Blood was left "pouring" out of her son's leg as she screamed for her husband, who locked the door and dialled 999. Mr Lydiate, described as "violent man", was also battered and attacked with acid at the funeral of Mr Massey, the court heard. Two Salford men, named in the national press as Steven Britton, 28, and Carne Thomasson, 25, are being held in jail on suspicion of conspiracy to commit murder, possession of a firearm and membership of an organised crime group. The court was told Mr Hickey is a friend of Salford gang boss Michael Carroll, who was involved in tit-for-tat attacks with the so-called "A-Team" gang, led by Stephen Britton. The brother-in-law of an underworld "Mr Big" was involved in his assassination, Liverpool crown court has heard. Stephen Kade Britton was named by sources in Spain as the ringleader of a team assembled to avenge the murder of a notorious gangster from Salford. This service is provided on News Group Newspapers' Limited's Standard Terms and Conditions in accordance with our Privacy & Cookie Policy. All nine will be sentenced by trial judge Mr Justice Popplewell at a date yet to be fixed. We pay for videos too. 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. Their trial, now in its fifth week, heard Mr Fellows will not give evidence in his own defence. The sports star who could afford just one meal a day. A jury on Thursday convicted six alleged members of the A-Team for involvement in the shooting of the Hickeys following a two-month trial. Kent's daughter in the public gallery burst into tears as the jury foreman delivered the verdicts following nine hours and 36 minutes of deliberations. Carne Thomasson denies he was a member of Salford's A ... a mentor of A-Team boss Stephen Britton. Video, The sports star who could afford just one meal a day, The 'colourful' lives lost to Covid. The sports star who could afford just one meal a day. VideoGaming for God: Londonâs live-streaming vicar, BBC Culture: The pop stars turning to prosthetics, 'Working alongside strangers online helps me focus', Gender-reveal device explosion kills father-to-be1, Facebook reverses ban on news in Australia2, US arrests El Chapo's wife over 'drug trafficking'3, Carano accuses Disney and Lucasfilm of 'bullying'4, Canada: China's treatment of Uighurs 'genocide'7, Nasa shows dramatic video of Mars rover's landing9, Freshwater fish in 'catastrophic' decline10. Click here to find personal data about Steven Britton including phone numbers, addresses, directorships, electoral roll information, related property prices and other useful information. The murders arose out of gang warfare in Salford, Greater Manchester, the court has heard. For further details of our complaints policy and to make a complaint please click this link: thesun.co.uk/editorial-complaints/. THREE "A-Team" gangsters are facing long jail sentences over the botched gangland hit that left a seven-year-old boy and his mum shot down on their doorstep. 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. For other inquiries, Contact Us. Around 7.30pm on July 26, 2015, Massey parked his BMW car outside his home in Clifton, Salford, and walked up the driveway of his home. "The Sun", "Sun", "Sun Online" are registered trademarks or trade names of News Group Newspapers Limited. Christian Hickey Jr and his mother, Jayne, were blasted in the legs with a Heckler & Koch P7 self-loading pistol as they answered the door to their house in Winton, Salford, in October 2015. The murders arose out of gang warfare in Salford, Greater Manchester, the court has heard. Police were told Mr Lydiate, who is not on trial, was involved, the jury heard. The attack was a revenge mission for the "execution" of Salford "Mr Big" Paul Massey three months earlier â also gunned down on his doorstep, with an Uzi machine gun by a splinter faction of the gang. VideoThe sports star who could afford just one meal a day, 'How I scammed women on dating apps while in jail', Why Finland is holding a war crimes trial in Liberia, The 'colourful' lives lost to Covid. The court heard Mr Hickey is a friend of Salford crime boss Michael Carroll, who at the time of the shooting had been trading tit-for-tat attacks with another gang, the A-Team, led by Stephen Britton. Do you have a story for The Sun Online news team? Five men had been on trial at Manchester Crown Court over the past six weeks in relation to an attack against Abdul Rahman Khan in 2015 ⦠... Mr Thomasson was arrested in February 2016 with with Mr Britton ⦠They are pictured with the gang's alleged boss Stephen Britton (third left) who was in a feud with Christian Hickey Sr. How St Helens' restaurants and pubs reacted to lockdown roadmap announcement, Road closed off after man shot in the street, EasyJet issues update after Boris Johnson confirms new travel rules, MPs visit Runcorn residents to speak out over cladding crisis, Life-saving equipment in memory of Wirral pub regulars, 'Being offensive is not an offence' clarifies Merseyside Police, Information about BBC links to other news sites. Paul Massey, 55, was shot dead outside his Salford home, allegedly by Mark Fellows, 38, with the help of co-accused Steven Boyle, 35. She replied, "One sec" and went to close the door but a second man then appeared from behind her husband's van and opened fire. Jacob Harrison (back, far left), Carne Thomasson (back, second right), Lincoln Warmington (back, far right) and Aldaire Warmington (front left), members of a major Salford organised crime gang, known as the A-Team, who have been convicted at Manchester Crown Court for their involvement in the shooting of the Sean Hickey Jr and Jayne Hickey in October 2015. VideoThe 'colourful' lives lost to Covid, Gaming for God: Londonâs live-streaming vicar. Steven Boyle, 35, told police he had nothing to do with the murders three years apart of Paul Massey, 55, from Salford and his friend, John Kinsella, 53, ... led by a man called Stephen Britton. John Thomasson, 49, was cleared of both conspiracy to murder, conspiracy to commit grievous bodily harm and perverting the course of justice. Salford 'A-Team' gang members were sentenced today ... who the court heard had been part of the A-Team but a deadly feud developed between him and the gangâs alleged boss Stephen Britton. Each could be held in jail for up to four years before trial. Chris Hickey was a friend of Salford gang leader Michael Carroll, the jury heard, who was involved in a series of tit-for-tat attacks with another gang, the A-Team, led by a man named Stephen Britton. TWO Bury men who were accused of conspiracy to commit murder in an alleged Salford gangland war have been acquitted. This is the Heckler & Koch P7 used in the shooting in 2015, Independent Press Standards Organisation (IPSO). Mr Lydiate has never been charged with any offence connected to the murder. Both victims were associated with a gang known as the A Team, led by a man called Stephen Britton, the jury was told. Mark Fellows was arrested over the murder of gangster John Kinsella in May but was put in the frame for the execution of Paul Massey by his Garmin fitness tracker watch, a court heard The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Click here to upload yours. Christian Hickey Jr and his mum, Jayne, were blasted in the legs with a Heckler & Koch P7 pistol at their house in Winton, Salford, in October 2015. Shortly before 9.25pm on October 12, Chris Hickey was at home with his wife and son, Mr Greaney told the jury. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Schoolboy Christian Hickey Jr and his mum, Jayne, were both shot at their home in Winton, Salford, in October 2015. Mr Boyle, from Heywood, Greater Manchester, and Mr Fellows, of Warrington, deny the murder of Mr Massey on July 26 2015 and the murder of Mr Kinsella and attempted murder of Miss Owen on May 5 this year. Carne Thomasson, a ⦠Jurors were shown photos of a pool of blood left at the foot of the stairs at their home in Winton, Salford, ... a mentor of A-Team boss Stephen Britton. * SUBSCRIBE to get our latest videos http://bbc.in/1iouM30 * Read about our approach to external linking. View our online Press Pack. Christian Hickey Sr, once jailed for manslaughter, was good friends with Michael Carroll, who the court heard had been part of the A-Team but a deadly feud developed between him and the gang's alleged boss Stephen Britton, splitting the gang into rival camps, leading to a series of gun, grenade and machete attacks. 679215 Registered office: 1 London Bridge Street, London, SE1 9GF. A gangland feud led to the double murder of an underworld âMr Bigâ and a mob âfixerâ a court heard today. After the murder in July 2015 of Massey, 55, the "mentor" to Stephen Britton, the A-Team took revenge. To inquire about a licence to reproduce material, visit our Syndication site. There was the 'Iceman' Mark Fellows who was handed another life sentence for gangland attack before he murdered The rival gang, said to be headed by Stephen Britton, called itself "the A-team". He was also linked to a May 2014 pub shooting in Salford in which an innocent Mr Boyle and Mr Fellows were part of a rival gang led by a man called Michael Carroll, it is alleged. Paul Massey was associated with that gang and was regarded by Stephen Britton as a mentor and in turn, John Kinsella was strongly associated with Paul Massey. We have found 128 people in the UK with the name Steven Britton. President Joe Biden addresses the nation as the US mourns 500,000 people lost to Covid-19. Stephen Britton is regarded by Greater Manchester Police as being the ... "He was released from hospital and conveyed to Salford where he was interviewed and provided a ⦠© 2021 BBC. You can WhatsApp us on 07810 791 502. After his release from jail in the mid-2000s for a brutal stabbing, he decided to take a young Salford criminal under his wing, and became a "mentor" to Stephen Britton. Mr Fellows and Mr Boyle are alleged to have murdered Mr Kinsella three years after the murder of Mr Massey. They were the victims of a major Salford organised crime gang known as the A-Team involved in drugs, violence and extortion, Manchester Crown Court heard. The attack was a revenge mission for the "execution" of Salford "Mr Big" Paul Massey three months earlier â also gunned down on his doorstep, ... After the murder in July 2015 of Massey, 55, the "mentor" to Stephen Britton, the A-Team took revenge. Two other men, John Kent, 54, and Jacob Harrison, 26, were convicted of conspiracy to commit grievous bodily harm with intent for involvement in an earlier shooting of a rival by the same gang. The murders came after a Salford-based gang known as the A-Team - led by Masseyâs pal Stephen Britton - split into two after a falling out. James Coward, 22, Dominic Walton, 26, and Lincoln Warmington, 32, were each convicted of conspiracy to pervert the course of justice by getting rid of the stolen Audi S3 car used in the attack. 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