Cheetham Hill gang
Stephen 'Aki' Akinyemi, 44, said to be a 'trusted lieutenant ' in the notorious Cheetham Hill gang, was found dead at the Alderley Edge mansion of Arran Coghlan, 39, on Tuesday afternoon.Although he had been wearing a stab vest, he had suffered a number of stab injuries to his upper body.But this afternoon Cheshire Police confirmed that a Home Office pathologist had completed a post mortem examination of the body of Mr Akinyemi and concluded the cause of death was a gunshot wound.Mr Coghlan was initially detained in hospital under police guard with serious stab injuries himself.He was arrested on suspicion of murder and later discharged from hospital. He remains in police custody being questioned by detectives.Mr Coghlan was cleared in 1996 of murdering Stockport ‘Mr Big’ Chris Little, who was shot dead at the wheel of his Mercedes.In 2003, Mr Coghlan stood trial for the murder of drug dealer David Barnshaw, who was kidnapped and forced to drink petrol before being bur...