8 life sentences for gangster

London - A gangster who shot five bystanders and kidnapped a woman as he tried to escape from police during a 50-mile chase was…

London - A gangster who shot five bystanders and kidnapped a woman as he tried to escape from police during a 50-mile chase was branded highly dangerous and sentenced to life imprisonment by a judge yesterday. Olatunde Yakub Adetoro (30), of no fixed address, was given eight life sentences and other jail terms totalling 130 years after being found guilty in Manchester of 21 offences including attempted murder and kidnap.

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