A golfer got more than he bargained for when he went looking for balls in a bush.
The man was searching for stray golf balls in shrubbery near to Kirkby Valley Golf Club when he discovered a loaded sawn-off shotgun hidden inside a pillow case. When convicted drug dealer Thanh Hoang's DNA was found on the firearm, he claimed that he had previously come across the weapon while out metal detecting.
Liverpool Crown Court heard this afternoon, Thursday, that David Cornwall had been collecting errant balls on Ingoe Lane - which runs alongside the course - at around 5.30pm on May 14 2021. While using his club to prod through a shrub, he inadvertently pulled out a pillowcase from which the gun fell out.
