CAVENDISH Jane Hickey, the woman named locally as the person shot with her seven-year-old son

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Jayne Hickey and her son were shot in the legs at near point-blank range by two gunmen as they answered a knock at their front door. It is feared the child may have suffered a life-changing injury. Police believe the attack is part of a spate of shootings between criminal gangs in Greater Manchester where gun violence flared in four separate incidents over the weekend.

CAVENDISH Forensic teams scour the road in which the shooting ocurred

Mrs Hickey, 29, is understood to be a product manager for HSBC. Her husband Christian, 38, who was jailed for seven years in 2003 for his part in a fatal stabbing, was at home when the gunmen struck and chased after them. Detectives are linking the attack in Eccles to the murder of Paul Massey, known as Salford’s “Mr Big”, in July.

CAVENDISH Mrs Hickey's husband, Christian, was jailed for seven years in 2003 for his part in a fatal stabbing

CAVENDISH Detectives investigating the shooting believe Mrs Hickey's husband's past may have been a factor