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| Two guilty of Hells Angel murder | Two guilty of Hells Angel murder |
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| Two men have been convicted of murdering a Hells Angel as he rode home from a biker festival in Warwickshire. | Two men have been convicted of murdering a Hells Angel as he rode home from a biker festival in Warwickshire. |
| Simon Turner, 41, of Nuneaton, and Dane Garside, 42, of Coventry - both members of rival biker gang The Outlaws - were also found guilty of a firearms charge. | Simon Turner, 41, of Nuneaton, and Dane Garside, 42, of Coventry - both members of rival biker gang The Outlaws - were also found guilty of a firearms charge. |
| Gerry Tobin, 35, of south-east London, was shot on the M40 in August 2007. | Gerry Tobin, 35, of south-east London, was shot on the M40 in August 2007. |
| Sean Creighton, 44, of Coventry, has already admitted murder. The jury was sent home without reaching verdicts on four other men accused of murder. | Sean Creighton, 44, of Coventry, has already admitted murder. The jury was sent home without reaching verdicts on four other men accused of murder. |
| 'Fully patched' | 'Fully patched' |
| Karl Garside, 45, Malcolm Bull, 53, Dean Taylor, 47, and 46-year-old Ian Cameron have all pleaded not guilty to murder and firearms charges. | Karl Garside, 45, Malcolm Bull, 53, Dean Taylor, 47, and 46-year-old Ian Cameron have all pleaded not guilty to murder and firearms charges. |
| Mr Tobin, who lived in Mottingham but was originally from Canada, had been returning from the Bulldog Bash festival held near Long Marston, south Warwickshire, when he was killed on 12 August. | Mr Tobin, who lived in Mottingham but was originally from Canada, had been returning from the Bulldog Bash festival held near Long Marston, south Warwickshire, when he was killed on 12 August. |
| Creighton, Garside and Turner were all members of The Outlaws | Creighton, Garside and Turner were all members of The Outlaws |
| The trial was told he was targeted by members of the rival Outlaws motorcycle gang simply because he was a "fully patched" Hells Angel. | The trial was told he was targeted by members of the rival Outlaws motorcycle gang simply because he was a "fully patched" Hells Angel. |
| Witnesses said a Rover car pulled up alongside him before two shots were fired. | Witnesses said a Rover car pulled up alongside him before two shots were fired. |
| One hit Mr Tobin in the head, killing him instantly, while the second bullet struck his motorbike. | One hit Mr Tobin in the head, killing him instantly, while the second bullet struck his motorbike. |
| It is alleged that his killers selected him as a target after waiting in a lay-by close to a motorway junction near Warwick. | It is alleged that his killers selected him as a target after waiting in a lay-by close to a motorway junction near Warwick. |
| Garside had admitted during the eight-week trial that he was the driver of the Rover car from which Mr Tobin was shot, but denied playing any role in the killing. | Garside had admitted during the eight-week trial that he was the driver of the Rover car from which Mr Tobin was shot, but denied playing any role in the killing. |
| Turner had claimed he was at a workshop in Coventry at the time of the killing. | Turner had claimed he was at a workshop in Coventry at the time of the killing. |
| He was also unanimously convicted of possessing two shotguns which were found in the city following the murder. | He was also unanimously convicted of possessing two shotguns which were found in the city following the murder. |
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| Gerry Tobin's mother was in court for the verdict |