Messages from Ashley Dale's phone suggested a long-running 'heavy beef'
The man accused of organising the shooting that took the life of Ashley Dale may have been motivated by a years old feud with the 'HIllsiders' group, a jury heard.
According to the prosecution, Barry was seen to pull out a knife and say "Where's Saz I'm going to stab him up". Later Zeisz, aka 'Zest', was allegedly attacked by Harrison's friend Jordan Thompson, aka 'Dusty'. Mr Greaney said Zeisz was "deeply humiliated", particularly because after he left his girlfriend, Olivia McDowell, remained in the company of Thompson, Harrison and Ashley.
Ashley replied: “Just still over the murder a few years ago when they fell out. Branch is back on his high horse. Dunno where he’s popped back up from. He was in glasto. Pulled a big knife out to Ian Fitz and said where’s Saz he’s getting stabbed up." Sophie replied: “Obviously Lee is with the Hillsiders. So like is Branch going to take them all on on his own. Cos Zest won’t back him up."
"Fifth, that Lee Harrison was 'with the Hillsiders' and had a lot of backing. The reference to 'Hillsiders' was plainly a reference to a particular group within Liverpool."
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