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John Kinsella gangland murder inquiry makes third arrest Man charged over John Kinsella gangland murder in Merseyside
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Detectives investigating the gangland murder of John Kinsella, an underworld enforcer, have arrested a third person. Detectives investigating the gangland murder of John Kinsella, an underworld enforcer, have charged a man with his murder.
Mark Fellows, 38, has been charged with the murders of Kinsella and another underworld figure John Massey following a joint operation in Manchester and Liverpool, police said.
Kinsella, 53, was shot dead while walking his dog on the St Helens Linkway near the M62 in Merseyside on 5 May.Kinsella, 53, was shot dead while walking his dog on the St Helens Linkway near the M62 in Merseyside on 5 May.
He was a close friend of the prominent Salford gangster Paul Massey, who was killed after being shot four times in the chest with a submachine gun in 2015.He was a close friend of the prominent Salford gangster Paul Massey, who was killed after being shot four times in the chest with a submachine gun in 2015.
Merseyside police said they had arrested a 40-year-old man from St Helens on Friday on suspicion of conspiracy to commit murder. Fellows, 37, is due to appear before South Sefton magistrates court on Saturday charged with two counts of murder and one count of attempted murder.
On Wednesday, two people were arrested in connection with both the Kinsella and Massey murders, and one was arrested in connection to just the Massey murder. Police arrested three further people in connection with Massey’s murder on Thursday. Police arrested five other people as part of the investigation this week who have all been released under investigation.
Five people remain in custody for questioning. A 49-year-old man arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to commit murder of Massey and a 35-year-old woman arrested on suspicion of perverting the course of justice have been released under investigation.
The arrests, which follow a joint operation by Greater Manchester police and Merseyside police, represent the first major development in the long-running investigation into Massey’s murder.
Known as Salford’s “Mr Big” despite being scarcely 5ft tall, Massey’s fearsome reputation grew during the drug-fuelled Manchester rave scene of the 1990s. His family insist he had tried to turn his life around in the years before his death.Known as Salford’s “Mr Big” despite being scarcely 5ft tall, Massey’s fearsome reputation grew during the drug-fuelled Manchester rave scene of the 1990s. His family insist he had tried to turn his life around in the years before his death.
On 26 July 2015, the 55-year-old was shot four times in the chest as he stepped out of his silver BMW outside his family home in Salford. The murder sparked a series of tit-for-tat repercussions, including the shooting of a seven-year-old boy and his mother at close range on their doorstep. On 26 July 2015, the 55-year-old was shot four times in the chest as he stepped out of his silver BMW outside his family home in Salford.
Massey and Kinsella are thought to have been longstanding friends and Kinsella was a pallbearer at the former’s funeral. A trial at Liverpool crown court heard how in 2001 Kinsella intervened to stop a gangster from threatening the former England footballer Steven Gerrard.Massey and Kinsella are thought to have been longstanding friends and Kinsella was a pallbearer at the former’s funeral. A trial at Liverpool crown court heard how in 2001 Kinsella intervened to stop a gangster from threatening the former England footballer Steven Gerrard.
A Home Office postmortem found Kinsella had died as the result of multiple gunshot wounds after being shot by someone on a pedal bike. The culprit also fired the gun at Kinsella’s partner as she ran away from the scene. A Home Office postmortem found Kinsella had died as the result of multiple gunshot wounds .
DCI Mark Baker, of Merseyside police’s investigations team, said: “Detectives from Merseyside have been carrying out extensive inquiries since the murder of John Kinsella just three weeks ago and have established a number of positive leads.DCI Mark Baker, of Merseyside police’s investigations team, said: “Detectives from Merseyside have been carrying out extensive inquiries since the murder of John Kinsella just three weeks ago and have established a number of positive leads.
“We have been working together with both GMP and Cheshire police and as a result of our inquiries were able to carry out this joint operation today.”“We have been working together with both GMP and Cheshire police and as a result of our inquiries were able to carry out this joint operation today.”
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