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COLE KERSHAW MURDER: You headed towards the threat knowing you had the means to meet it - Judge hands down three life sentences
MURDERED: Cole Kershaw THREE men have been jailed for life after being found guilty of the murder of Cole Kershaw in Bury last August. Cole, aged 18, was shot once in the chest following a pursuit between two vehicles on Chesham Road on the evening of Wednesday, August 12 last year. Kamran Mohammed, 20, Mohammed Izaarh Khan, 22, and Khayam Ali Khurshid, 29, were all convicted of the teenager’s murder following a trial earlier this year. Each man was also found guilty of possessing a firearm with intent to endanger life.
A teenage boxer was shot dead by mistake after he was caught up in a macho man love triangle feud between two other men, a court heard.
Cole Kershaw, 18, was shot in the chest and killed after his best friend Spencer Woods was targeted in a pursuit between two vehicles in Bury, Greater Manchester.
As he lay dying in the street on August 12, Cole told 19-year old Woods: He shot me bro, he shot me, before eventually succumbing to his injuries.
Manchester Crown Court heard how Woods had become embroiled in a dispute with Kamran Mohammed, 20, because the pair had been dating the same girl.
JAILED: Kamran Mohammed (left), Khayam Ali Khurshid (top right), Mohammed Izaarh Khan (bottom right) THREE men have been jailed for life after being found guilty of the murder of Cole Kershaw in Bury last August. Cole, aged 18, was shot once in the chest following a pursuit between two vehicles on Chesham Road on the evening of Wednesday, August 12 2020. Today (Friday, May 21 2021) Kamran Mohammed, Mohammed Izaarh Khan, and Khayam Ali Khurshid, - all from Bury - were sentenced to life after being found guilty of Cole s murder. Manchester Crown Court (Crown Square) heard how Mohammed, of Kingsdale Close, fired the fatal shot from a .22 caliber pistol that struck Cole once in the chest while he was running away from a silver BMW that was pursuing him and his friends.
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image captionKamran Mohammed, Mohammed Izaarh Khan and Khayam Ali Khurshid were jailed for life
Three men have been jailed for murdering a teenage boxer who was shot in the chest while he was running away after a car chase.
Cole Kershaw, 18, was shot following a pursuit between two vehicles in Bury on 12 August and died later in hospital.
Kamran Mohammed, Mohammed Izaarh Khan and Khayam Ali Khurshid were convicted of his murder and jailed for life.
Manchester Crown Court heard the men were in a BMW that was pursuing a Ford Mondeo with Mr Kershaw inside.
Mohammed, 20, of Bury, who fired the fatal shot, was ordered to serve a minimum of 27 years in jail.
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Cole Kershaw (left) with his father, Chris Gaynor, and brother, Patrick Kershaw (Image: Focus)
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