Barry Dawson, 60, was fatally shot in broad daylight in April this year, with killers Sean Reay, 30, and associates Kelvin Lawson, 38, and Thomas Sterling, 22, jailed for life today

Three men have been jailed for life after an an innocent grandfather was shot through his living room window, in a horrific murder that was caught on a doorbell camera .

Children were playing in Elm Street, Stanley, County Durham, when popular Barry Dawson, 60, was fatally shot at teatime on Saturday April 5 this year. Sean Reay, 30, and associates Kelvin Lawson, 38, and Thomas Sterling, 22, were convicted following a trial at Teesside Crown Court which concluded in October.

Mr Justice Cotter sentenced gunman Reay, of Sabin Terrace, Stanley, to life with a minimum term of 32 years. Lawson, of Frosterley Ga

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