A couple sold a firearm to a leading gangster with a history of violence in an Aldi car park to fund "cosmetic dental work".
Police then discovered a second loaded firearm stashed inside a Berghaus man bag next to a pair of children's wellies when they raided the home of Fiona Crooks and Vincent Horsfall. The mum shouted "we're f***ed here" as she learned that officers had stormed their address.
Liverpool Crown Court heard today, Friday, that Horsfall bought a Colt firearm from a legitimate collector in Lancashire before selling it onwards to a Manchester-based convicted drug dealer. This man, who cannot be named for legal reasons, also has previous convictions for offences including kidnapping and inflicting grievous bodily harm.
