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| Elle Edwards murder: Connor Chapman has sentence appeal rejected | Elle Edwards murder: Connor Chapman has sentence appeal rejected |
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| Connor Chapman was jailed for life with a minimum term of 48 years | Connor Chapman was jailed for life with a minimum term of 48 years |
| The man who murdered Elle Edwards outside a busy pub in Wirral has had an appeal against his sentence rejected. | The man who murdered Elle Edwards outside a busy pub in Wirral has had an appeal against his sentence rejected. |
| Connor Chapman, 23, opened fire with a Skorpion sub-machine gun towards the entrance of the Lighthouse Pub in Wallasey Village on Christmas Eve in 2022 as part of a gang feud. | Connor Chapman, 23, opened fire with a Skorpion sub-machine gun towards the entrance of the Lighthouse Pub in Wallasey Village on Christmas Eve in 2022 as part of a gang feud. |
| Ms Edwards, 26, an innocent bystander, was shot twice and five others were injured. | Ms Edwards, 26, an innocent bystander, was shot twice and five others were injured. |
| Chapman was given a life sentence with a 48-year minimum term. | Chapman was given a life sentence with a 48-year minimum term. |
| At a hearing in London, senior judges rejected Chapman's appeal against the length of his prison sentence. | At a hearing in London, senior judges rejected Chapman's appeal against the length of his prison sentence. |
| Elle Edwards, a beautician, had been enjoying a festive drink when she was shot dead | Elle Edwards, a beautician, had been enjoying a festive drink when she was shot dead |
| Lady Chief Justice Baroness Carr, who considered the case alongside Mrs Justice May and Mr Justice Foxton, said they concluded the sentence was "severe, but not manifestly excessive". | Lady Chief Justice Baroness Carr, who considered the case alongside Mrs Justice May and Mr Justice Foxton, said they concluded the sentence was "severe, but not manifestly excessive". |
| During his trial at Liverpool Crown Court, jurors heard Chapman was attempting to kill two men - Kieran Salkeld and Jake Duffy - who were stood close to where Ms Edwards was sitting on a raised flowerbed. | During his trial at Liverpool Crown Court, jurors heard Chapman was attempting to kill two men - Kieran Salkeld and Jake Duffy - who were stood close to where Ms Edwards was sitting on a raised flowerbed. |
| Salkeld and Duffy were linked to a rival gang based in Wirral's Beechwood estate, on the opposite side of the M53 motorway to Chapman's home estate of Woodchurch. | Salkeld and Duffy were linked to a rival gang based in Wirral's Beechwood estate, on the opposite side of the M53 motorway to Chapman's home estate of Woodchurch. |
| Elle Edwards' dad vows to help combat gun violence | Elle Edwards' dad vows to help combat gun violence |
| What can be done to better tackle violent gangs? | What can be done to better tackle violent gangs? |
| 'My daughter's murderer can rot in hell' | 'My daughter's murderer can rot in hell' |
| Chapman lay in wait outside the pub in Wallasey Village for almost three hours before firing the weapon. | Chapman lay in wait outside the pub in Wallasey Village for almost three hours before firing the weapon. |
| In his sentencing remarks, the judge labelled Chapman a "highly dangerous man" who "didn't care" who was hit when he opened fire. | In his sentencing remarks, the judge labelled Chapman a "highly dangerous man" who "didn't care" who was hit when he opened fire. |
| Speaking after the trial, Ms Edwards' father, Tim, said he hoped Chapman "rots in hell". | Speaking after the trial, Ms Edwards' father, Tim, said he hoped Chapman "rots in hell". |
| He said: "I can't begin to understand how someone's mind says 'we'll get in a car and we'll drive to a pub full of people, with a machine gun, and I'm going to open it up and fire it into that pub'. | He said: "I can't begin to understand how someone's mind says 'we'll get in a car and we'll drive to a pub full of people, with a machine gun, and I'm going to open it up and fire it into that pub'. |
| "Where does that thought come from? Who has that thought?" | "Where does that thought come from? Who has that thought?" |
| Describing his daughter, he added: "How can I put across how she was to people who didn't know her? Great, beautiful, kind, giving. | Describing his daughter, he added: "How can I put across how she was to people who didn't know her? Great, beautiful, kind, giving. |
| "Always looking out for people, especially her family. Bubbly. Always had a laugh. | "Always looking out for people, especially her family. Bubbly. Always had a laugh. |
| "She set her own goals and was achieving them. And she did it with a smile on her face." | "She set her own goals and was achieving them. And she did it with a smile on her face." |
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