A 35-year-old man who shot a man in the leg outside Thrybergh Working Mens Club has been jailed
Sheffield Crown Court heard how at 7.20pm on Friday 30 June 2023, emergency services were called to reports that a man had been shot in the leg in the car park outside Thrybergh Working Mens Club on Hollings Lane.
An investigation was launched by South Yorkshire Police Armed Crime Team, with enquiries leading to detectives identifying Martin Neville (35).
The victim, a man in his 30s, received a serious gunshot wound to his leg and was taken to hospital where he has since made a full recovery from his injuries.
Neville was sentenced to six years in prison on Monday (29 January 2024) after previously pleading guilty to causing grievously bodily harm.
Detective Constable Jordan Darbyshire, officer in the case, explained: “Enquiries established that shortly before the shooting, Neville drove his white Range Rover Evoque into the car park before getting out of the vehicle alongside one of his passengers who had been sat in the rear.
“Based on witness accounts and CCTV evidence, we were able to establish that that an altercation ensued between the two which led to the passenger attempting to run away from the scene. However, that didn’t stop Neville who pulled out a gun and shot the man in the leg, before fleeing the scene and going on the run.”
DC Darbyshire added: “Neville is a dangerous man who shot directly at his victim and could have very easily killed him that evening. He was on license from prison at the time of the offence and therefore should have been on his best behaviour, but instead he was out carrying a gun on the streets of Rotherham.”
“We will relentlessly pursue those who carry and use guns on our streets and I am pleased Neville is now behind bars where he can cause no further harm to those within our communities.”
On Thursday 27 July 2023, Neville, of Bellscroft Avenue in Thrybergh, was arrested by our officers. The following day (28 July), he was charged with attempted murder.
At court on 3 November 2023, the judge accepted a plea of grievously bodily harm, in place of the attempted murder charge.
Neville was on license from prison at the time of the incident. The judge handed Neville a minimum sentence of six years and ordered him to then serve the remainder of his existing three years on license following his release.
