5th Apr 2013

Abbey Solicitors were instructed for the only Defendant of Cregan’s nine Co-Defendants who discharged a firearm, in this four murder, four attempted murder, and explosives trial that lasted for four months before Holroyde J. at Preston Crown Court. With unprecedented security, this trial was a public spectacle from beginning to end, with media scrutiny from the outset. Numerous novel legal arguments were necessary involving hearsay, bad character, etc. involving victims, witnesses, and co-defendants, on the same indictment but on different murder allegations. Much of the evidence was electronically presented with substantial cell-site and CCTV evidence often presented in animation on computer screens before the jury.

For more information on this case, you can visit the following websites:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-manchester-21321496 
http://mancunianmatters.co.uk/content/20039387-%E2%80%98kill-or-be-killed%E2%80%99-anthony-wilkinson-claimed-victim-had-threatened-him-and-his-fam 
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-manchester-19456787