Heywood man found guilty of murdering John Kinsella

Steven Boyle

A Heywood man has been found guilty of murdering John Kinsella, who died after being shot in Merseyside last year.

Steven Boyle, 36, of Heywood, was found guilty of Kinsella’s murder after appearing at Liverpool Crown Court on Wednesday (16 January), but cleared of murdering Paul Massey, who was shot dead at his home address in Clifton in July 2015.

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Boyle’s co-accused, Mark Fellows, 38, of Warrington, Cheshire, was found guilty of murdering both Massey and Kinsella following a six-week trial at Liverpool Crown Court.

Kinsella, 53, died after being shot whilst walking his dog with his partner on a footpath, near to the St Helen's Linkway and the M62 motorway in Rainhill, Merseyside, at 7am on Saturday 5 May 2018.

According to the BBC, Boyle had acted as a 'spotter', playing a 'crucial supporting role' in Kinsella's murder and the jury had held him 'jointly responsible' for the killing.

Both Fellows and Boyle were acquitted of the attempted murder of Kinsella's partner, Wendy Owen.

They will appear for sentencing before Liverpool Crown Court on Thursday (17 January).

• www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-manchester-46801979