A gunman who shot dead the ex-prison officer who found an illicit phone in his jail cell has been jailed for life with a minimum term of 45 years.

Elias Morgan, 35, shot father-of-three Lenny Scott, 33, who had found the phone which revealed Morgan was in a sexual relationship with a female prison officer, Preston Crown Court has heard.

Morgan, from Edge Hill, Liverpool, first tried to bribe Mr Scott, at the time working at HMP Altcourse, Merseyside, offering him £1,500 to not report the find.

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But when he refused and reported the phone, the court heard how Morgan then threatened his victim’s family before vowing revenge, telling Mr Scott, “I’ll bide my time” and making a gun gesture.

Almost four years later, after Morgan had served his sentenc

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