The murder was part of a drug war between two rival organised crime groups
found him collapsed on the pavement. An investigation found that the murder was part of a drug war between two rival organised crime groups.
Michael was well-known and well-liked in the area and he was tasked with calming tensions between the two gangs. However, his killers mistook him for their intended target. Eleven people went on trial at Nottingham Crown Court in October 2022 accused of his murder. Months later on June 12, 2023, nine of those defendants were found guilty of murder and will be sentenced next week.
Rebecca Bell, aged 38, of Loughrigg Close, The Meadows, and Curtis Sheard, 24, of Wilford Crescent, The Meadows, were both found not guilty of murder. Two further defendants also went on trial for other offences in relation to the murder, this includes Kerry-Anne Shepherd, aged 35, of Plantagenet Street, St Ann's, who denied assisting an offender but was found guilty.
Gemma Fearon, aged 38, of Dean Bank Close, Bollington, Macclesfield, denied a charge of encourage/assist in the commission of an indictable-only offence. She had been accused of driving the ‘hit team’ to and from the scene of the murder and was also found guilty by the jury.Benjamin Taylor, 24/06/1984 , of Monton Road, Eccles, Manchester. Sent a team of dealers from Manchester down to Nottingham to carry out the murder.
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