The Crown returns for its final ever instalment this week. The hit Netflix drama releases its last six episodes on Thursday, December 14.
27.11.2023 - 08:53 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
Police received tip-offs from as far afield as Thailand and Spain following the murder of Ashley Dale, it has been revealed.
The 28-year-old council worker was shot dead in her own home in Liverpool in the early hours of August 21 last year. James Witham, Joseph Peers, Niall Barry and Sean Zeisz were unanimously convicted of her murder following a seven-week trial at Liverpool Crown Court.
They were also found guilty of conspiracy to murder Ms Dale's boyfriend Lee Harrison and conspiracy to possess a prohibited weapon, namely a Skorpion submachine gun, and ammunition with intent to endanger life. Ian Fitzgibbon was cleared of these three charges while a sixth defendant, Kallum Radford, was acquitted of assisting an offender.
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Gunman Witham was imprisoned for life with a minimum term of 43 years on Wednesday, and getaway driver Peers was told he must serve at least 41 years behind bars before he will become eligible for release. "Organisers" Barry and Zeisz were also handed life sentences with 47 and 42 year tariffs, the Liverpool Echo reports.
Detective Chief Inspector Cath Cummings - who led Merseyside Police's investigation into the shooting - has thanked members of the public who came forward with information, saying: "I'm so grateful to the witnesses who stood tall and gave their evidence at court, and I would like to thank them personally for their bravery and courage in doing the right thing. The community members who stepped up to the plate should be proud of themselves.
"They provided 332 pieces of intelligence, all of which were reviewed and acted upon. This also included 28
The Crown returns for its final ever instalment this week. The hit Netflix drama releases its last six episodes on Thursday, December 14.
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Four men have been found guilty of the murder of Ashley Dale in Liverpool.
This is everything that was heard in court during the seventh week of the Ashley Dale murder trial. Five men deny the murder of the 28-year-old Knowsley Council worker.