Armed police are providing extra security at Manchester Crown Court today as eight men are due to be sentenced for the shooting of a schoolboy and his mum - and a person at a car wash.
Carne Thomasson, Aldaire Warmington, Christopher Hall, Lincoln Warmington, Dominic Walton, James Coward, John Kent and Jacob Harrison will return to the dock later this morning (Friday).
It follows a lengthy trial into the shootings of seven-year-old Christian Hickey and his mother Jayne, 30, at their home in Winton, Eccles, on October 12, 2015.
Armed units have been drafted to the court, in Spinningfields, and certain routes in the area have been blocked off to members of the public as a precaution.
A Tactical Aid Unit vehicle was seen parked outside the court building.
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Christian was injured after being shot in the thigh, while his mother was shot in each leg above the knee.
The case is listed to start at 10.30am on Friday morning.
You can follow updates live from court here.
In relation to the Hickey shooting, Carne Thomasson, 28, Aldaire Warmington, 32, and Christopher Hall, 49, all of no fixed address, was found guilty of conspiracy to cause GBH and conspiracy to pervert the course of justice in their attempts to dump a getaway car.
All three were cleared of conspiracy to commit murder.Lincoln Warmington, 32, of Summerville Road, Salford; Dominic Walton, 26, of no fixed address; and James Coward, 26, of no fixed address, were found guilty of conspiracy to pervert the course of justice in their attempts to dump the getaway car.
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John Thomasson, 50, of Wakefield Crescent, Stockport, was cleared of conspiracy to murder; conspiracy to cause GBH with intent; and conspiracy to pervert the course of justice.
John Kent, 54, of Culverwell Drive, Salford was found guilty of conspiracy to cause GBH with intent in connection with the shooting of Jamie Rothwell, and of conspiracy to pervert the course of justice.Jacob Harrison, 26, of Sumberland House, Salford, admitted conspiracy to cause GBH with intent to Jamie Rothwell.
