Drug-dealer Connor Chapman will spend at least 48 years in prison for taking the life of young beautician Elle Edwards in a botched gangland hit.
“Wholly innocent” Elle, 26, had been enjoying a night out with her sister and friends when she was caught in a hail of bullets outside the Lighthouse pub, Wallasey Village. Elle was struck in the head and died almost instantly, while five men were also injured, one critically.
A jury of seven women and five men came to a unanimous decision on Chapman's guilt yesterday after three hours and 48 minutes of deliberation, following a three and a half week trial at Liverpool Crown Court.
