Crack dealer Derek McDuffus dreamed of becoming a chef, but when gang lord Dessie Noonan knocked on his door one night in 2005, he became a murderer
Yardie' Derek McDuffus, the drug dealer who stabbed to death one of Manchester's most notorious gangsters, has been freed from prison. McDuffus, then aged 41, was sentenced to life in jail after murdering Desmond Noonan in Chorlton in 2005.
"A panel will carefully examine a huge range of evidence, including details of the original crime, and any evidence of behaviour change, as well as explore the harm done and impact the crime has had on the victims. Parole reviews are undertaken thoroughly and with extreme care. Protecting the public is our number one priority."Clutching a wound to his leg, 'Yardie Derek' made a stabbing gesture and an 'oomph' noise. 'I don't mess about', he said.
Police believe it was a blade from the set that McDuffus used to stab Noonan before throwing him out into the street to bleed to death. The Noonans - Dessie and his brothers Damien and Dominic - were a feared crime family in 80s and 90s Manchester. Almost a fortnight later he was given a huge send-off at All Souls RC Church in Liverpool Street, Weaste. Hundreds of mourners lined the streets of Salford, where he lived, to watch his coffin being carried on a horse and carriage, led by an 18-piece bagpipe band, followed by a wagon full of floral tributes.
Arguments and threats had gone back and forth between the pair. On one occasion McDuffus told Dessie 'f*** off, I'll kill you." He was found bleeding on the pavement from a stomach wound. McDuffus was arrested a few days later and went on trial for murder in October 2005.
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