The victim said his life was 'never the same' again after the attack
A drug dealer who attacked a taxi driver told him "you're in Kirkby, and around here we will shoot you".. The dad, who is a former taxi driver, had previously been locked up for battering a Delta driver whose car he had been a passenger in.at around midday on February 10 this year when a female passenger exited the car and approached a house before returning to the vehicle.
Officers suspected that a drug deal had taken place, and stopped the 37-year-old in a nearby car park. McKechnie was found with £275 cash upon his arrest, and a phone in his lap in the driver's seat, with the device having "belonged to a drugs line known as the 'Lil T' line". The phone had messages offering heroin and crack cocaine for sale, having 106 recipients over the previous 10 days.
McKechnie was said to have operated the phone for five of these days, when there were said to have been "approximately 10 to 12 drug drops on each day". His reason for his involvement was the £1,300 debt he had through his cocaine use, being used by his dealers who threatened to burn his mum's house down. Mckechnie has 14 prior convictions for 28 offences.
He was previously jailed for 14 months for dangerous driving in 2016 and given prison terms for assault occasioning actual bodily harm in both 2021 and 2023. His 2021 conviction related to an incident in November 2019, when Delta taxi driver Mohammed Ammanulah picked up McKechnie and two family members from a pub inMr Ammanulah replied that he was, and Mckechnie said "do you think I'm an idiot?
". After his relatives were dropped off at an address in Kirkby, he then asked to be taken to a shop. When Mr Ammanulah asked McKechnie about the question, the thug reacted by punching him several times.
This caused the driver to hit the accelerator before regaining control of his car and coming to a stop.court"If it wasn't for being threatened with his home being burned, and he had previously been assaulted, that is why those people above him use people like Mr McKechnie. That is why he found himself in a position where the only way out was assisting these people.
"He has had three months away from his 14-year-old daughter, someone who he has regular care and responsibility for. She will stay with him on most weekends. His daughter has been living with the maternal grandmother.
"Also, through these three months, his mother, who he is a carer for, has been hospitalised and had an operation. When she has been in hospital, the doctors have discovered other issues which give real concern as to her long term future.
"Not only is he testing negatively in custody, he is not even vaping. He really has stayed away from drugs and trouble in custody. He has a background of mental health, but tells me that he has had a positive mindset. Here is someone who has utilised his time.
He says that he is now too old for being in prison and realises the error of his ways.
" McKechnie admitted being concerned in the supply of heroin and crack cocaine. Appearing via video link to HMP Liverpool, he sighed and shook his head as he was jailed for two years. Sentencing, Recorder Mark Bradshaw said: "It was not the largest operation the court has seen, but, nevertheless, a significant operation. You did have an operational function and some idea of the size of the operation, as you were sending the messages.
Ultimately, you were acting for others to pay off your drug debt.
"Whilst you do not have any relevant convictions in the sense that you do not have any previous drug convictions, I consider that your convictions are relevant as they show that you have been a persistent offender. I take into account how you feel about not being able be around for your mother after her surgery and all that she is now encountering, and the anxiety you feel in relation to your daughter.
"The scourge of drug dealing causes misery to families and communities. You have contributed to that by way of your offending. I take the view, regrettably, that I cannot suspend the sentence in your case.
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