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direct to your inboxA young man from Manchester lured to Merseyside to buy a car was 'ruthlessly' gunned down following an alleged armed robbery, a murder trial has heard.Miguel Reynolds, 21, formerly of Whalley Range and Moss Side, was fatally shot in Netherton, prosecutors allege. He later died in hospital.A witness described it as a 'merciless execution', jurors have been told.

direct to your inbox2021 is set to be another busy year for the Crown Court.Manchester's courts will continue to host murder trials even during the pandemic.Special precautions are being taken to ensure cases progress safely.And a number of murder trials are scheduled to be heard in the coming months at Manchester Crown Court.Here are some of the cases set to take place in the next 12 months.Seven men accused of murdering a man from Moss Side are set to go on trial.Miguel 'Migz' Reynolds, 21, was shot dead in Liverpool after travelling there to buy a car.Mr Reynolds and a friend drove to the city in June 2018.They were allegedly robbed by a group of men, before Miguel was shot dead in the Netherton area of Liverpool.Liam Watson, Kyle

A trial into the alleged murder of a man from Manchester who went to Liverpool to buy a car has collapsed over coronavirus fears.