Thug who led 'counter attack' which culminated in the murder of dad-to-be Charlie Elms is jailed
manchestereveningnews.co.ukA thug who led a 'counter attack' which culminated in the murder of a young dad-to-be in the street has been locked up. Melvin Whelan, 39, burst out of a house and launched a bottle of beer towards a gang, who had attacked a house.
Minutes later, Charlie Elms, 25, was stabbed to death by 17-year-old Karl Marler. READ MORE : 'Give me all the money or I will shoot you': Terrifying moment gunman raided Natwest The explosion of violence in Oldham came after an 'utterly pointless' feud between two rival groups.
A tit-for-tat dispute came to a head on May 26, when Charlie and five other men arrived in the town's Limeside estate. Charlie was armed with a machete, and others also had weapons.
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