Gunshots were blasted at the door of a house near Manchester city centre on Sunday night (April 9) in what police are describing as a 'concerning' and 'targeted attack'.
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Three thugs responsible for a 'truly terrifying' barrage of violence - which they claimed began as a JOKE - left a family terrified. Alix Grant, Billy Roberts and Lewis Jones were confronted by neighbours after they went to Grant's ex-partner's home three times in one night.
A Land Rover was slammed into the ex's Audi as a 'prank'. They shouted death threats at the woman during the incident in 2020.
A neighbour, carrying a baseball bat to protect himself, confronted Grant, Roberts and Jones. Jones attempted to reserve the Land Rover into the neighbour, before hitting him with a piece of wood.
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Grant and Jones, both 39, ran into the garden of the neighbour and his partner, before trying to break into their home. They said the house was 'marked' and told them: "You are dead."
Nearly two years later, during a chance encounter with the partner of the man who intervened, Jones 'persistently' intimidated her about the upcoming court case, telling her he would have '25 lads who will all be scattered round the court waiting for [her]' if she gave evidence.
Sentencing the three men - who all pleaded guilty to affray - Judge Bernadette Baxter said she 'rejected completely' the suggestion it was 'some sort of joke', dubbing the gang's actions 'truly terrifying'.
Minshull Street Crown Court earlier heard the trio rammed a Land Rover, driven by Jones, into Grant's ex-partner's Audi as a 'prank' on September 17, 2020. They drove away before twice returning - at 2am and 3am - shouting death threats.
A neighbour confronted the trio with a baseball bat, smashing the window of the Land Rover, before Jones reversed the car, narrowly missing him.
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Gunshots were blasted at the door of a house near Manchester city centre on Sunday night (April 9) in what police are describing as a 'concerning' and 'targeted attack'.
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