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| Detectives investigating the murders of Salford’s “Mr Big” Paul Massey and underworld “fixer” John Kinsella have arrested three more people. | Detectives investigating the murders of Salford’s “Mr Big” Paul Massey and underworld “fixer” John Kinsella have arrested three more people. |
| Police arrested a 49-year-old man in Rochdale and a 30-year-old woman in Salford on suspicion of conspiracy to commit murder. Another woman, aged 35, was also arrested in Salford on suspicion of perverting the course of justice in relation to the murder of Massey. | Police arrested a 49-year-old man in Rochdale and a 30-year-old woman in Salford on suspicion of conspiracy to commit murder. Another woman, aged 35, was also arrested in Salford on suspicion of perverting the course of justice in relation to the murder of Massey. |
| They come after three arrests on Wednesday for the murders of Massey and Kinsella following a joint operation by Merseyside and Greater Manchester police. | They come after three arrests on Wednesday for the murders of Massey and Kinsella following a joint operation by Merseyside and Greater Manchester police. |
| Massey, 55, gunned down outside his home in July 2015, was a well-known figure in his home city of Salford and had been involved in security firms operating in Manchester and elsewhere. | Massey, 55, gunned down outside his home in July 2015, was a well-known figure in his home city of Salford and had been involved in security firms operating in Manchester and elsewhere. |
| Kinsella, 53, shot dead earlier this month in St Helens, Merseyside, had been a criminal fixer who once stopped a gangster terrorising former Liverpool FC footballer Steven Gerrard. | Kinsella, 53, shot dead earlier this month in St Helens, Merseyside, had been a criminal fixer who once stopped a gangster terrorising former Liverpool FC footballer Steven Gerrard. |
| Dawn raids were executed at addresses in the Heywood, Rochdale and Salford areas of Greater Manchester, as well as in Cheshire on Wednesday. | Dawn raids were executed at addresses in the Heywood, Rochdale and Salford areas of Greater Manchester, as well as in Cheshire on Wednesday. |
| One man, aged 37, was arrested at Manchester airport on suspicion of the murders of Massey and Kinsella. | One man, aged 37, was arrested at Manchester airport on suspicion of the murders of Massey and Kinsella. |
| A 39-year old woman was also arrested at the airport on suspicion of assisting an offender in relation to the Kinsella murder. | A 39-year old woman was also arrested at the airport on suspicion of assisting an offender in relation to the Kinsella murder. |
| A 48-year-old man was arrested in Salford on suspicion of conspiracy to murder in relation to the Massey investigation. All six remain in custody for questioning, police said. | A 48-year-old man was arrested in Salford on suspicion of conspiracy to murder in relation to the Massey investigation. All six remain in custody for questioning, police said. |
| DCI Carl Jones, of the Greater Manchester police major incident team, said: “Following on from yesterday’s arrests we have three more people in custody who will be questioned by detectives in relation to Paul Massey’s murder. | DCI Carl Jones, of the Greater Manchester police major incident team, said: “Following on from yesterday’s arrests we have three more people in custody who will be questioned by detectives in relation to Paul Massey’s murder. |
| “This means we now have six people in custody and our enquiries are continuing at this time.” | “This means we now have six people in custody and our enquiries are continuing at this time.” |
| Massey, a father-of-five, was shot dead as he stepped out of a silver BMW outside his home in the Clifton area of Salford almost three years ago. | Massey, a father-of-five, was shot dead as he stepped out of a silver BMW outside his home in the Clifton area of Salford almost three years ago. |
| He was shot four times by a gunman wearing “military style” clothing. | He was shot four times by a gunman wearing “military style” clothing. |
| His fearsome reputation had grown during the drug-fuelled 1990s rave scene in Manchester. | His fearsome reputation had grown during the drug-fuelled 1990s rave scene in Manchester. |
| Kinsella died after being shot while walking his dog with his partner on a footpath, near the St Helens linkway and the M62 motorway at 7am on 5 May. | Kinsella died after being shot while walking his dog with his partner on a footpath, near the St Helens linkway and the M62 motorway at 7am on 5 May. |
| Kinsella had served time in jail for his part in a £41,000 robbery in Grantham, Lincolnshire, in 2006. | Kinsella had served time in jail for his part in a £41,000 robbery in Grantham, Lincolnshire, in 2006. |
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