Two gangsters went from "blood brothers" who broke out of a prison van together to sworn enemies as their underworld bond disintegrated.
26.06.2024 - 17:41 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
Daniel Gee was blissfully unaware as he queued up to purchase a sandwich that he would soon find himself in the back of a police vehicle.
On Tuesday (June 25), the former Everton gangster was found in the New Springs area of Wigan. Notorious for transforming his neighbourhood into a round-the-clock drug market, Gee had escaped from Kirklevington Grange Prison in North Yorkshire on 27 May.
An eyewitness, who wished to remain unnamed, described the scene as officers swooped in on the normally tranquil council estate. He recounted how Gee was actually buying a sandwich at an off-licence next to the Kirkless Hall Inn pub when he was apprehended and mentioned seeing him around the locality several times over the past week, reports the Liverpool Echo.
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He said: "Yesterday he was buying a sandwich, he was chatting away then next minute the police came from nowhere. They must have known he was in the shop. He complied with officers as they told him to get on the ground. They hand cuffed him and he was smiling and laughing with them as he was led away."
Regarding the local vibe, he added: "You get a lot of people from Liverpool around here. I never had a problem with him when I saw him around."
It's also come to light through the ECHO that another individual was present with Gee during his capture, who was also observed entering a police car.
Merseyside Police has not yet confirmed any additional arrests related to Gee's prison break.
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