A gangland enforcer charged £6000 to carry out an acid attack in which the target suffered life-changing injuries, and was planning two blind two more victims. Jonathan Gordon, 34, who has been convicted at court, was taking instructions from an unidentified crime boss.
In one case Gordon's paymaster said he wanted him to "double dose" and "cook" the intended victim with acid. The mystery man sent him images of a canister of acid, and Steyr M9 handguns. But Gordon is now facing a lengthy jail sentence after being involved in a spate of incidents at the behest of the crime kingpin.
His ruthless behaviour, which also included a series of shootings, was discovered after law enforcement agencies smashed a secret communication system used by criminals. The head of an organised crime group (OCG) gave him his orders on the encrypted comms platform EncroChat.
