Three gangsters who bought a gun and intended to use it against a rival in the criminal underworld have had their sentences increased.
Jacob Smith, 22, Craig Walker, 40, and Ian Wharmby, 30, have had their sentences overturned by the Court of Appeal after being reviewed under the Unduly Lenient Sentencing scheme. The trio were initially jailed at Manchester Crown Court in March after Smith tried to get hold of the Glock pistol to avenge an attack on a family friend.
Smith had initially asked Walker if he could get the 'thing', the court heard, before Wharmby was then contacted with a view to handing over the Glock. However, this never came to be because police seized the firearm.
