FURTHER ARREST MADE IN CONNECTION WITH MURDERS OF PAUL MASSEY AND JOHN KINSELLA

As a result of a joint operation between GMP and Merseyside Police, a 35-year-old man was arrested last night (Saturday 2 June 2018) on suspicion of the murders of Paul Massey and John Kinsella.

He remains in custody for questioning and the families of Paul Massey and John Kinsella have been informed of the arrest.

Paul Massey, 55, was shot dead at his home address on Manchester Road in Clifton on Sunday 26 July 2015.

Witnesses have described the offender as coming from the direction of the Clifton Community Centre and heading towards Paul’s house. He fired a series of shots before walking back to the centre’s car park and then in the direction of the side alley between the car park and St Anne’s Church.

A Home Office post-mortem concluded that Mr Massey died from a gunshot wound to the chest.

John Kinsella, 53, died after being shot whilst walking his dog with his partner on a footpath, near to the St Helens Linkway and the M62 motorway in Rainhill, Merseyside, at 7am on Saturday 5 May 2018.

The offender, who was on a pedal bike, also fired the gun at John’s partner as she ran away from the scene. A Home Office post-mortem concluded that John died as a result of multiple gunshot woundsDetective Chief Inspector Carl Jones, of GMP’s Major Incident Team, said:

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“This has been a busy week of operational activity and last night we made a further arrest in connection with the murders of Paul Massey and John Kinsella.

“That man remains in custody for questioning and both victims’ families have been informed.”

Detective Chief Inspector Mark Baker, of Merseyside Police’s Investigations team, said: “Detectives from both Merseyside Police and GMP have been carrying out extensive inquiries since the murder of John Kinsella and Paul Massey.

“This has allowed us to establish a number of positive leads and the further arrest of a person last night.

“We will continue working together with our colleagues in GMP to seek out the truth in order to bring closure to both victims’ families.”

 

The 49-year-old man arrested in Rochdale on suspicion of conspiracy to commit murder in relation to the Paul Massey murder investigation and the 35-year-old woman arrested in Salford on suspicion of perverting the course of justice have been released under investigation.

The following remain in custody for questioning:

1.        37-year-old man arrested at Manchester Airport on Wednesday (30 May 2018) on suspicion of murder of Paul Massey and murder of John Kinsella.

2.        39-year-old woman also arrested at the airport on Wednesday on suspicion of assisting an offender in relation to the John Kinsella murder

3.        48-year-old man was arrested in Salford on Wednesday on suspicion of conspiracy to murder in relation to the Paul Massey murder investigation.

4.        30-year-old woman arrested in Salford yesterday (Thursday) on suspicion of conspiracy to commit murder in relation to the Paul Massey murder investigation.

5.        40-year-old man from St Helens arrested by Merseyside Police on suspicion of conspiracy to commit murder in relation to John Kinsella (press release issued by Merseyside Police today, Friday 1 June 2018).