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Claims that Paul Massey ran protection rackets and a new theory regarding his murder are made in a TV documentary which will be screened later this month.

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direct to your inboxThe jailed assassin who slaughtered two gangland rivals - including Salford businessman Paul Massey in 2015 - has boasted that he can kill with impunity behind bars because of his whole life tariff.Mark Fellows, 40, nicknamed The Iceman, was handed a life sentence and told he would never be released from prison after he was convicted in 2019 of the brutal murders of Massey and, three years later, Massey's friend John Kinsella.After a £150,000 contract was reportedly placed on Fellows' life, he was slashed across the face by another inmate while at the high-security HMP Whitemoor in Cambridgeshire, shortly after he started his sentence.Now, in a series of letters he has penned behind bars, the Salford-raised hitman has

Manchester Evening News as a new book about her father's life is published, Kelly said the family hoped an inquest would shed fresh light on his murder.

direct to your inboxFrom the man who killed his 'best friend for 20 years' after slamming into roundabout at 'over 100mph' - to the 'Iceman' Mark Fellows who was handed another life sentence for gangland attack before he murdered Salford's 'Mr Big' Paul Massey, these are some of the criminals locked up in November.The region's courts have given out hefty prison sentences for all manner of crimes last month with M.E.N. reporters there to cover the most serious.An open, transparent criminal justice system is an important part of how our democracy works - so we make no apologies for devoting so much time to letting you know what happens in our courts.

Sunday Mirror about murdering Massey: “I parked my van in the estate, my bike was in the back. I had my mountain bike gear on.

reports the Sunday Mirror.The letters are said to be contained in a crime book 'Salford Lads, The Rise And Fall Of Paul Massey', due to be published in January.In the letters, Fellows reportedly tells how he hid in a graveyard opposite Massey's home in Clifton, Salford, wearing a false beard and 'Army gear' until he came home.Fellows says he also fired shots at Massey's feet during his murderous attack, and jokes about shooting a police officer who interrupted one of his stakeouts.The Sunday Mirror claims Fellows wants to die from cancer rather than serve decades in London’s tough Belmarsh jail, and that he is prepared to kill again in prison, knowing his sentence cannot be increased.

An assassin known as The Iceman has finally spilled the beans on two executions that landed him in jail until his dying day.

criminal offences  with M.E.N. reporters there to cover the most serious.

hereHe denied the murder had anything to do with gangland rivalry in Salford.Fellows said he killed Kinsella because he had heard the Merseyside gangster had offered a £20,000 reward to anybody who was prepared to ‘cut’ him.Police found £10,000 in Fellows' house, which it was claimed was his fee for killing Massey.But Fellows said the cash was 'drug money'.The confession was summarised by the prosecution in a separate case, one which has resulted in Fellows being convicted of another violent offence, so his exact words are not known.But, asked if anyone had recruited him to shoot Abdul Rahman Khan, a close associate of Massey, Fellows said: "No, obviously if they did he would be dead wouldn’t he, you know what I mean."Fellows was a trusted

hereShots were fired at a Mercedes being driven by Abdul Rahman Khan, a 'close associate' of Massey, in February 2015.He was able to drive away and told hospital staff he had suffered a DIY accident.Parkin previously admitted conspiracy to cause grievous bodily harm with intent in relation to this incident.Fellows, Jamie Rothwell and Liam Gee were all found not guilty of conspiracy to murder and conspiracy to cause grievous bodily harm with intent.A few weeks later another associate of the A Team was attacked.Aaron Williams was seriously injured after being attacked with a machete.Fellows was found not guilty of conspiracy to murder, but guilty of conspiracy to cause grievous bodily harm with intent.Parkin had already pleaded guilty to the

four of the five Academy Awards it was nominated for.Along with Rami's win John Ottman took home the Best Film Editing honour, while team Paul Massey, Tim Cavagin and John Casali earned the Best Sound Mixing honor.