Elle Edwards murder: Killer Connor Chapman's chilling rap video from prison vowing revenge on enemies
manchestereveningnews.co.ukThe gunman who murdered beautician Elle Edwards in a botched gangland shooting recorded a chilling rap video from prison in which he vowed deadly revenge on his enemies.
Connor Chapman, 23, was jailed for at least 48 years for the Christmas Eve murder during a sentencing hearing on Friday. The details of the verse, which was recovered by detectives from a mobile phone, were not heard by the jury during his trial and were only aired during his sentencing at Liverpool Crown Court. Try MEN Premium for FREE by clicking here for no ads, fun puzzles and brilliant new features. On Thursday, Chapman was convicted of the murder of 26-year-old Elle outside the Lighthouse pub in Wallasey Village late on Christmas Eve last year.
Elle was struck in the head by two of 12 bullets fired from a Skorpion sub-machine gun at a group of people outside the pub's front entrance, reports The Liverpool Echo.
His intended targets, gang members Kieran Salkeld and Jake Duffy, were seriously wounded but survived, while three other men described as "innocent bystanders" were also injured.
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