Thugs used a slam gun in brutal shooting
Joshua Giles, 21, of Pendlebury Road, Swinton, Manchester and Levi McCandlish, 27, of Borwick Court, Morecambe, were today sentenced to a total of close to 30 years in prison at Preston Crown Court.Emergency services attended and found a local man, aged in his 20s. He was taken to hospital where he received treatment for life-changing facial injuries.
The car, a grey Renault Espace, had been sold five days earlier to a relative of Levi McCandlish. A day after the shooting, the vehicle was found in York Road, Lancaster. McCandlish and Giles pleaded guilty at court to Section 18 grievous bodily harm and possession of a firearm with intent to endanger life.
“As part of a premeditated plan, Giles and McCandlish attacked the man with a ‘slam gun’, an improvised firearm. The pair used ammunition similar to cartridges from a shotgun, discharging the gun at close range. The victim was left with serious facial injuries and had to be placed in a medically induced coma as part of his treatment.
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