The Whole of The Moon: Lee Duffy

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Then in a deadly twist, a friend of Allison's passed him a knife which he plunged into Duffy's side, underneath his left arm. The 26-year-old collapsed in the middle of the road, calling for help.

He was rushed to Middlesbrough's General Hospital. There emergency medics battled to stop blood pouring from the wound but despite their efforts, Duffy died at 3.55am on August 25, 1991. Fight for top of criminal underworld Operation Sayers is a book that delves into the lives of Stephen Sayers and his brothers John Henry and Michael, from childhood in Newcastle's West End right up to the present day. A Teesside man has been cast as hardman Lee Duffy in a new film based on the life of a notorious North-east gangster. READ MORE: The tale of Teesside's most notorious hardman who was killed in a street brawl over three decades agoBut the author believes Duffy was determined to have it out with his foe and rival. Read More Related Articles Cheers erupted from the public gallery and Allison smiled as a jury found him not guilty of both murder and manslaughter, ruling that he acted in self-defence. But towards the end of his life he was a ‘marked man’ on Teesside, who had survived three alleged attempts on his life, having been shot twice and had petrol poured over him. Before his death, Duffy was shot on two separate occasions and once had petrol poured over him. But in August 1991, his life came to a violent end when he was stabbed during a brutal street brawl in Marton Road, Middlesbrough, aged just 26.

I don’t think there’s anything clever about being a bully, but I don’t think there’s anything good about a young lad at 26 losing his life either. Boyle was told directly by Duffy’s family not to write the book. They pleaded with him. Duff’s brother Lawrie (who I knew and has since died) was devastated as it was just raking up a painful and traumatic past for a few quid. Boyle end up writing a couple of Duffy books so you know what he’s all about morally when the family of a dead man were reaching out asking him not to do the book. And he ends up doing a few plus a DVD. When we introduced the two of them it turned out that they had previously fought each other in the ring at an unlicensed show. From what I've heard mate, from a good source, he was a bit of a bully and he wasn't what you would call a hard fella. Hundreds had lined the streets for his funeral in September 1991 and two lorries were needed to carry the floral tributes.It delves into the lives of Stephen Sayers and his brothers John Henry and Michael, from childhood in Newcastle's West End right up to the present day. The book features unseen court documents, statements and interview recordings to explore the notorious family's past, and police's attempts to bring them down, Chronicle Live reported in 2020. I grew up in Middlesbrough and I have heard all the stories. I basically just wanted to get to the bottom of this reputation. I wanted to understand it,” he said. READ MORE: ' Never before seen' jacuzzi picture of Lee Duffy surfaces in book about notorious Tyneside gangster For Duffy's funeral in September 1991, hundreds of people lined the streets and two lorries were needed to carry the floral tributes. Many from Middlesbrough’s seedy underworld vied for the top criminal spot left by Duffy. Allison smiled and cheers erupted from the public gallery when a jury found him not guilty of murder and manslaughter. Read More Related Articles