The Manchester hitmen hired to take down rival drug lord - but instead killed the wrong man
A deadly team of hitmen were hired from Manchester to take down a rival drug dealer in a bitter turf-war - but instead murdered a peacemaker sent to diffuse tensions.
They were deliberately selected to ensure they had no links to Nottingham and could carry out the killing without it being linked back to other members of the hit-team. The hit team were caught on CCTV as they collected weapons and put on masks. As the hit squad left Carla McGuire's home, on the direction of Jerone Sheard, she cut the CCTV feed and attempted to wipe previous incriminating footage from the day.
As the hit team descended onto Anton and ambushed him from their hiding place at the top of the close, two of them; Boscombe and Michael McGuire also stopped to brutally attack an innocent passer-by, hitting him repeatedly around the head and body with a hammer and pistol whipping him with a handgun.
Benjamin Taylor, aged 38, of Monton Road, Eccles, was jailed for life with a minimum sentence of 32 years. Leonard Ward, 42, of Marwood Road, Carlton, received the same sentence. Paula Usherwood, aged 39, of Central Avenue, Beeston was jailed for 30 years. Michael McGuire, aged 35, of Wilford Crescent West, The Meadows was jailed for 32 years.
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