Nearly two decades after a dad was gunned down on his doorstep in a suspected revenge attack detectives are seemingly no closer to cracking the case.
22.11.2023 - 16:41 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
A teenager was shot in broad daylight as two rival groups feuded in Salford, a jury heard. The 16-year-old boy was blasted as part of a feud between a group linked to Eccles and a rival faction, prosecutors allege.
They claim 31-year-old Kyle Meighan fired two bullets while being driven on a motorbike. The teenager was also riding a motorbike at the time, at about 2.10pm on Sunday, March 19. One bullet missed but the other was a 'direct hit', entering his shoulder and lodging next to his spine.
"It was only by good luck that he survived this attack," prosecutor John Elvidge KC told Manchester Crown Court. Five men are on trial accused of attempted murder.
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Mr Meighan, Philip Broadhurst, 27; his brother Aiden Broadhurst, 29; Jieh Sufyaan, 35; and Andrew Whiteside, 29, have all pleaded not guilty. Mr Elvidge told jurors there had been ‘trouble’ between the rival factions for ‘some months’ prior to the shooting.
“As demonstrated by this shooting, the defendants were determined to do something about it,” the KC said. He said the teenager, who can’t be named for legal reasons, was spotted while riding a motorbike and wearing a balaclava.
Mr Elvidge said the defendants may have believed it was someone else on the bike, but claimed they had a ‘shared intention’ for the biker to be ‘shot and killed’. He said that within ‘40 minutes’ a motorbike and a gun with live ammunition were sourced.
It is alleged that Mr Meighan got on a motorcycle being driven by Aiden Broadhurst and that they chased the bike being driven by the teenager. He was shot on Armitage Street in Eccles, jurors were told.
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