She wanted to 'enjoy the trappings of a luxurious lifestyle'
A couple bought a gun from a collector in Lancaster before selling it to a violent gangster in the car park of an Aldi supermarket.
The male was seen reaching into the passenger footwell of the vehicle before being removed, with a search of his car finding the firearm in the glove compartment - wrapped in kitchen roll and "oiled" - alongside nearly £25,000 of cash in a plastic bag. The gun was found to be in working order and was successfully test fired, with Horsfall's DNA being discovered on it.
Horsfall told his girlfriend during this conversation: "He'll defo buy it if he's doing drugs and that. Even if he just bought it to sell on and make a profit." Under interview with police, she gave a prepared statement in which she "denied ever touching a firearm or ammunition and would never knowingly allow a gun to be kept in her property with her daughter". A cartridge which had been fired from this gun was recovered from the Southport address.
Horsfall previously worked "for many years" on the railways but lost his job. Simon Gledhill, defending, told the court that his client had been using "legitimate websites trading in lawful, antique firearms" and that he has a "long-standing interest in collecting antique weapons". "In short, he has learned from this terrible experience. He is very sorry for having become involved in this situation and essentially involving Ms Crooks in this situation, and for the harm his actions potentially could have caused."
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