Jordan Short, 19, grinned and laughed after Steven McMyler, 34, had been kicked to death for his watch
A drug dealing thug who took part in an horrific gang attack to steal a Rolex watch from a dad has been jailed after he admitted manslaughter.
"During the course of the attack Mr McMyler was kicked forcefully to the head. He was rendered unconscious immediately. His watch was removed," said the KC. The gang reacted by 'grinning and laughing', the court heard. The court heard Short had suffered a breakdown while he was on remand at Forest Bank prison in Salford and his case was separated from the other members of the gang. He was moved to a secure psychiatric unit after being diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia.
"Our hearts have been ripped from our chest and shattered into tiny pieces. It's a pain I wouldn't wish on anyone," she said, adding that her husband had been left a 'shell of a man'. Natalie Ralphs, the mother of the older daughter, stood in court to read out her statement, with Short looking on from the dock.
Analysis of the phones revealed images of drugs and guns, and also that he was working for a supplier referred to as 'OT'. The barrister continued: "The defendant, albeit 21 now, is still emotionally immature and does not have the facility, the education and intelligence to be able to be able to express himself in a manner that others more fortunate than him can. But what he does say, in amongst some very inept ways of expressing himself, is that he's very sorry for what happened. It can't be said there's no remorse.
Short had been 'neglected' as a child and his alcoholic mother was a victim of domestic abuse, Ms Colborne told the court. Her client had started taking drugs aged 13 and was 'effectively homeless'.'It was a brutal and sickening attack' In November last year Peake, 30, of James Street, Little Lever, was sentenced to 13 years in prison, while Michael Wilson, 20, of Northfield Close, Kirkby, was sentenced to nine years' detention.
The judge said mitigating factors were that the defendant had suffered 'years of parental neglect and trauma', that he had led a 'nomadic existence' and had been exploited by others. The defendant had also been suffering from 'undiagnosed, untreated' schizophrenia.
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