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| A biker who was shot dead as he made his way home from a festival was the victim of a "cold-blooded" and "ruthless" attack, a court has heard. | A biker who was shot dead as he made his way home from a festival was the victim of a "cold-blooded" and "ruthless" attack, a court has heard. |
| Gerry Tobin, 35, a mechanic from Mottingham, south-east London, was killed while riding along the M40 in Warwickshire in August last year. | Gerry Tobin, 35, a mechanic from Mottingham, south-east London, was killed while riding along the M40 in Warwickshire in August last year. |
| Prosecutors told Birmingham Crown Court he was shot in the head from a car travelling at up to 90mph (144km/h). | |
| Six men deny murder and firearms charges. A seventh has admitted murder. | Six men deny murder and firearms charges. A seventh has admitted murder. |
| Sean Creighton, 44, of Coventry, also admitted firearms charges at hearing last week and will be sentenced later. | Sean Creighton, 44, of Coventry, also admitted firearms charges at hearing last week and will be sentenced later. |
| 'Burnt out' | |
| In his opening Timothy Raggatt QC told the jury the case had been calculated down to the finest detail. | |
| "It was a thoroughly carefully aimed shot delivered by someone in a vehicle," he said. | |
| He also said Mr Tobin, who was returning from a Hells Angel music festival, the Bulldog Bash near Stratford-upon-Avon, was targeted not because of who he was but what he was. | |
| The car from where the shot was fired was later found burnt out. | |
| Karl Garside, 45, pleaded not guilty to murder during a previous hearing in February, while Simon Turner, 41, Dane Garside, 42, Malcolm Bull, 53, Dean Taylor, 47, and 46-year-old Ian Cameron entered their not guilty pleas last December. | Karl Garside, 45, pleaded not guilty to murder during a previous hearing in February, while Simon Turner, 41, Dane Garside, 42, Malcolm Bull, 53, Dean Taylor, 47, and 46-year-old Ian Cameron entered their not guilty pleas last December. |
| The full addresses of the defendants, who are from Coventry, Nuneaton and Milton Keynes, cannot be published for legal reasons. | The full addresses of the defendants, who are from Coventry, Nuneaton and Milton Keynes, cannot be published for legal reasons. |
| The trial continues. | The trial continues. |