A ruthless gang boss who ordered a hitman to inflict horrific injuries on his rivals remained unidentified after his henchman was jailed for life.
Known Deli Mob gang member Jonathan Gordon, 34, offered his services on the encrypted EncroChat phone network using the handle 'ValuedBridge', and was hired by a mysterious figure using the handle 'AceProspect' to carry out sickening attacks. The messages revealed how Kirkdale based Gordon charged £6,000 for an acid attack, rising to £10,000 to permanently blind the victim.
At Liverpool Crown Court on Wednesday, Gordon handed a life sentence with a minimum term of 24 years and eight months in prison. A jury had convicted him of hurling acid into the face of St Helens dad Lee Deakin, plotting two other similar attacks which were aborted at the last moment, and a series of shootings across Liverpool and Warrington.
