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MUM S ANGUISH
Mum blindfolded after son shot dead through kitchen window as two men jailed for life over revenge attack on wrong man
Updated: 13 Mar 2021, 11:25
A MOTHER was blindfolded to spare her the agony of seeing her son s murder scene after he was shot dead through their kitchen window.
Two brothers, Michael, 22, and James Foy, 19, have been jailed for life for the murder of Michael Rainsford, 20, after their revenge attack ended with them killing the wrong man.
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Michael Rainsford, 20, was shot dead through the kitchen window of his family s homeCredit: Mersey Police
Michael’s father, Michael Rainsford senior, wrote a statement telling of his anguish the night his son was killed.
Crisis: Mark Huddart committed a terrible crime at a time of mental health crisis, said his mum A WORKINGTON man who was on the brink of suicide because he was homeless took part in a robbery after council officials refused to house him. Relatives of 29-year Mark Huddart – whose only previous crime was breaking a window – say he snapped after Allerdale Council officials repeatedly refused to find him emergency shelter. A qualified painter and decorator, he had to endure months of ‘sofa surfing’ after a relationship breakdown left him without a home of his own. Mr Huddart is now serving a jail term for a terrifying robbery at a Workington newsagents.