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| Biker murder gang to be sentenced | Biker murder gang to be sentenced |
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| Seven members of a motorcycle gang convicted of murdering a Hells Angel who was shot in the head on the M40 in Warwickshire will be sentenced later. | Seven members of a motorcycle gang convicted of murdering a Hells Angel who was shot in the head on the M40 in Warwickshire will be sentenced later. |
| Their victim, 35-year-old mechanic Gerry Tobin, was shot in a "ruthlessly planned ambush" in August last year. | Their victim, 35-year-old mechanic Gerry Tobin, was shot in a "ruthlessly planned ambush" in August last year. |
| He was returning from the Bulldog Bash biker festival when he was shot by members of a rival gang, The Outlaws. | He was returning from the Bulldog Bash biker festival when he was shot by members of a rival gang, The Outlaws. |
| Det Supt Ken Lawrence said the men, to be sentenced at Birmingham Crown Court, had shown no remorse for the murder. | Det Supt Ken Lawrence said the men, to be sentenced at Birmingham Crown Court, had shown no remorse for the murder. |
| It was the prosecution case that although Sean Creighton and Simon Turner fired the shots from a Rover car, one of which killed Mr Tobin instantly, the other defendants played a part in what was described as "a cold-blooded, premeditated, almost military plan". | It was the prosecution case that although Sean Creighton and Simon Turner fired the shots from a Rover car, one of which killed Mr Tobin instantly, the other defendants played a part in what was described as "a cold-blooded, premeditated, almost military plan". |
| 'Horrendous murder' | 'Horrendous murder' |
| Creighton, 44, from Coventry, was described as president of the south Warwickshire Outlaws, and pleaded guilty to murder and firearms offences. | Creighton, 44, from Coventry, was described as president of the south Warwickshire Outlaws, and pleaded guilty to murder and firearms offences. |
| Gerry Tobin's mother Maria Hutton paid tribute to her son at a news conference | |
| Simon Turner, 41, from Nuneaton, was said to be the gang's sergeant-at-arms, and was convicted of murder and possessing a firearm with intent to endanger life. | Simon Turner, 41, from Nuneaton, was said to be the gang's sergeant-at-arms, and was convicted of murder and possessing a firearm with intent to endanger life. |
| Malcolm Bull, 53, of Milton Keynes, and Dean Taylor, 47, of Coventry, were convicted of murder and a firearms offence in the seven week trial. | Malcolm Bull, 53, of Milton Keynes, and Dean Taylor, 47, of Coventry, were convicted of murder and a firearms offence in the seven week trial. |
| Karl Garside, 45, Dane Garside, 42, and Ian Cameron, 46, all of Coventry, were found guilty of murdering Mr Tobin who was described in court as a "fully-patched", or fully-initiated, member of the Hells Angels. | Karl Garside, 45, Dane Garside, 42, and Ian Cameron, 46, all of Coventry, were found guilty of murdering Mr Tobin who was described in court as a "fully-patched", or fully-initiated, member of the Hells Angels. |
| He had been riding to his Mottingham home in south-east London when he was hit by a bullet which lodged in his skull. | |
| David Robinson, chief crown prosecutor for Warwickshire, said: "This was an horrendous murder committed by people with no regard for human life. | David Robinson, chief crown prosecutor for Warwickshire, said: "This was an horrendous murder committed by people with no regard for human life. |
| "It was a carefully and ruthlessly planned ambush." | "It was a carefully and ruthlessly planned ambush." |