Get the inside track on the big stories from Manchester courts with our weekly newsletter A father and son who were part of a 'highly organised' gang which plotted terrifying, brutal robberies on unsuspecting car buyers face lengthy jail sentences.
Victims were violently set upon after being lured by the robbers, with some being attacked by hammers and machetes and others having a gun pointed at them.
Thousands of pounds was stolen, which buyers had brought in cash to buy the vehicles after securing winning bids on eBay. Their victims travelled from across the UK to Greater Manchester, with high end vehicles including a Mercedes, a Porsche and an Audi being advertised.
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