Court hears of gang kidnap of Burnley man who led double life as drug dealer - murder trial - News - Burnley Express

Court hears of gang kidnap of Burnley man who led double life as drug dealer - murder trial - News - Burnley Express: "A site manager, who was kidnapped by a masked armed gang, was murdered and his body never found, a jury heard today.

43-year-old Paul Brady, who was leading a double life as a drug dealer, had been lured to the housing site so he could be attacked, claimed Richard Marks, QC (prosecuting).

When he left the small complex, Lynns Court, in Weir, Bacup, in his van, followed by a joiner in his car, a people carrier blocked their way along Beaufort Road and another vehicle, a Citreon Berlingo, came up behind their cars.

Mr Brady got out and ran away past the joiner, David Collier, telling him to run.

“The next thing he knew was that Paul Brady was on the floor in the road and was surrounded by what he describes as between 10 and 15 people, all of whom were wearing black, tight-fitting ski masks with eye and mouth holes.

“They all appeared to be wearing identical clothing, comprising black hooded tops and black trousers. They all seemed to be hitting Paul Brady with weapons. He thought he could see metal bars and a baseball bat and observed that one of the group was holding a shotgun of about two to three feet in length,” said Mr Marks."