The heartbroken father of Elle Edwards has slammed the pub the place she was gunned down on Christmas Eve in 2022 for opening over the festivities a yr on since her dying.
Connor Chapman, 23, attended the Wirral pub Elle, 26 and her sister Lucy, 22, had been having fun with a drink at, armed with a Skorpion submachine gun. He had been ready for 3 hours for meant targets, Kieran Salkeld and Jake Duffy. Elle was sadly shot and killed within the crossfire by the assassin, who approached from the automotive park earlier than spraying 12 pictures into the group.
The Lighthouse pub in Wallasey Village, owned by Greene King, closed for just a few weeks after the horrific incident, however has remained open ever since. However, Elle’s dad Tim Edwards has now hit out on the determination, regardless of claiming to have had conversations with the house owners and landlady to attempt to get them not to take action.
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He stated: “I feel it is pure greed. I’ve spoken to Greene King and spoken to the landlady who wasn’t very useful and in my view that pub shouldn’t be open. If I had my means that pub can be gone.
“Greene King reached out at first and supplied to pay for remedy – that is the one factor they ever did. They by no means contacted me personally and the pub has by no means contacted me.
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“I’m the father of Elle and her spokesperson and they’ve never approached me. It was awful what happened and to put money ahead of respect I find abhorrent.
“They want to make as much money as they can on their busiest night of the year and they’re not bothered about anything else in my eyes and I have made those feelings clear.”
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The pub was open till round 11pm on Christmas Eve and, in response to Greene King’s web site, was open at present (Christmas Day) from 12noon till 5pm. The web site additionally urges punters to “enjoy Christmas at The Lighthouse” with footage of comfortable drinkers carrying Christmas hats whereas clinking glasses.
The Daily Star has reached out to Greene King for a remark.
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