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Gang members who poured petrol over man and set him on fire jailed for more than 60 years
Gang members who murdered man by setting him on fire jailed for more than 60 years Three members of as gang who doused a man in petrol and set him on fire have been jailed for his murder. On Friday, the officers investigating the murder of Robert Beattie pledged to continue the search for two men that are still wanted in connection with the incident. The 48-year-old sadly died from his injuries two weeks after the attack – which came as a result of feuding gangs trying to instil fear and command their dominance in the drugs supply trade in Skelmersdale.
Three thugs who doused a vulnerable man in petrol and left him to burn alive in a brutal, horrendous and violent attack during a drugs turf war have been jailed for a total of almost 60 years.
Connah Jenkinson, 26, John O Brien, 33, and Joseph McEwan, 20, carried out the horrific assault and killed Robert Beattie as part of an ongoing feud between gangs.
The 48-year-old drug dealer was at his flat in Waverley in Skelmersdale, Lancashire, when he received a knock on his front door at around 1am on September 25, 2019.
When he answered a group of men barged into his flat and doused him and his apartment in petrol before lighting him on fire and fleeing the scene.
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Clash picks out a few key imprints.
The traumas of 2020 have made life exceptionally difficult for musicians.
Songwriters, artists, producers, and DJs have all had their incomes slashed, with some struggling to stay afloat amid these treacherous waters.
Yet alongside this has come a surge in energy from the DIY underground, with a host of micro-labels pushing back against the negativity.
Nick Roseblade counts down a few micro-labels who made a difference.
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Austerity Records
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