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| Bikers describe motorway shooting | Bikers describe motorway shooting |
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| Two men travelling with a biker who was shot dead on a motorway as he rode home from a festival have described how they saw a weapon being pointed from a car. | Two men travelling with a biker who was shot dead on a motorway as he rode home from a festival have described how they saw a weapon being pointed from a car. |
| Gerry Tobin, 35, a mechanic from Mottingham, south-east London, was killed while riding along the M40 in Warwickshire in August last year. | Gerry Tobin, 35, a mechanic from Mottingham, south-east London, was killed while riding along the M40 in Warwickshire in August last year. |
| Prosecutors allege Mr Tobin, a Hells Angel, was killed by members of a rival gang, the Outlaws. | Prosecutors allege Mr Tobin, a Hells Angel, was killed by members of a rival gang, the Outlaws. |
| Six men deny murder and firearms charges. A seventh has admitted murder. | Six men deny murder and firearms charges. A seventh has admitted murder. |
| Pawel Lec, speaking through a Polish interpreter, told Birmingham Crown Court he moved into the middle lane to allow a speeding Rover car to pass. | Pawel Lec, speaking through a Polish interpreter, told Birmingham Crown Court he moved into the middle lane to allow a speeding Rover car to pass. |
| I thought it was some kind of joke or something Witness Marcin Cichocki | I thought it was some kind of joke or something Witness Marcin Cichocki |
| "I saw hands holding a pistol or some other kind of weapon. | "I saw hands holding a pistol or some other kind of weapon. |
| "There were two shots fired...the car drove off and it looked like nothing had happened to Gerry." | "There were two shots fired...the car drove off and it looked like nothing had happened to Gerry." |
| Two or three seconds later, he saw Mr Tobin let go of his bike handles and fall underneath Mr Lec's bike. | Two or three seconds later, he saw Mr Tobin let go of his bike handles and fall underneath Mr Lec's bike. |
| The shots were fired one after another, with a short time lapse and from a weapon being held by two hands, he added. | The shots were fired one after another, with a short time lapse and from a weapon being held by two hands, he added. |
| His pillion passenger Marcin Cichocki said he noticed the car even out its speed alongside Mr Tobin. | His pillion passenger Marcin Cichocki said he noticed the car even out its speed alongside Mr Tobin. |
| 'Weapon held' | 'Weapon held' |
| "From the left-hand side window a hand appeared holding what looked like a weapon. | "From the left-hand side window a hand appeared holding what looked like a weapon. |
| "I am not 100% sure but I think he made some small movements with his hand - I thought it was some kind of joke or something," he said through an interpreter. | "I am not 100% sure but I think he made some small movements with his hand - I thought it was some kind of joke or something," he said through an interpreter. |
| He then described how the hand went back into the car and Mr Tobin fell to the ground. | He then described how the hand went back into the car and Mr Tobin fell to the ground. |
| Mr Tobin had been returning from the annual Bulldog Bash festival in Long Marston, near Stratford-upon-Avon, when he was shot. | Mr Tobin had been returning from the annual Bulldog Bash festival in Long Marston, near Stratford-upon-Avon, when he was shot. |
| Karl Garside, 45, pleaded not guilty to murder during a previous hearing in February, while Simon Turner, 41, Dane Garside, 42, Malcolm Bull, 53, Dean Taylor, 47, and 46-year-old Ian Cameron entered their not guilty pleas last December. | Karl Garside, 45, pleaded not guilty to murder during a previous hearing in February, while Simon Turner, 41, Dane Garside, 42, Malcolm Bull, 53, Dean Taylor, 47, and 46-year-old Ian Cameron entered their not guilty pleas last December. |
| The full addresses of the defendants, who are from Coventry, Nuneaton and Milton Keynes, cannot be published for legal reasons. | The full addresses of the defendants, who are from Coventry, Nuneaton and Milton Keynes, cannot be published for legal reasons. |
| Sean Creighton, 44, of Coventry, has admitted murder and firearms offences and will be sentenced later. | Sean Creighton, 44, of Coventry, has admitted murder and firearms offences and will be sentenced later. |
| The case was adjourned until Thursday. | The case was adjourned until Thursday. |
| Gerry Tobin was shot on his way home from a biker festival | Gerry Tobin was shot on his way home from a biker festival |