A convicted murderer who spent four years on the run from the law is facing a life sentence after a much-loved dad was gunned down in the streets.
Callum Halpin, 28, is looking at a life behind bars after he was convicted of murder under "joint enterprise" laws that held him equally responsible for the death of Luke Graham, 31, in June 2018. His accomplice, 32-year-old Wade Cox, is spending at least 36 years behind bars after blasting Graham at point blank range as he sat in his van in Ashton-upon-Lyne, Greater Manchester.
But prosecutors said Halpin shut the door of the van Graham was sat in when he was shot, stopping the dad from escaping, took the gun off of Cox and arranged for the Audi the pair had travelled in before the murder to be burnt out. The Manchester Evening News says Graham, 31, known as 'Tank', was targeted after his drug dealing stepped on the toes of an organised crime gang in the area.
