Killer gangster who helped carry out notorious murder threatened in court by 'Iceman'

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A gangster who helped to carry out one of the UK's most notorious murders was threatened in court by a gunman known as "the Iceman".Steven Boyle helped the assassin - whose real name is Mark Fellows - with the planned murder of his underworld enemy John Kinsella.

Fellows, who had already murdered Salford's Mr Big Paul Massey with a sub-machine gun on his doorstep, shot Kinsella dead in front of his pregnant partner in 2018.The incident took place on a path near the M62.

Kinsella, who lived nearby, had been out walking his dogs when Fellows came cycling up behind him and opened fire.Boyle was convicted of Kinsella's murder along with his partner in crime and trusted associate Fellows.

But in a staggering turn of events, Boyle gave evidence at the trial claiming he was "duped" by Fellows into unwittingly being part of Kinsella's murder.Our sister title, the Liverpool Echo, took a closer look at Kinsella's childhood friend Boyle and how their relationship broke down within the walls of Liverpool Crown Court.A fall-out within the ranks of Salford's A-Team gang - a rival faction known as the Anti A-Team - saw reckless criminals from both Greater Manchester and Merseyside embroiled in an ultra-violent feud.