A WINSFORD woman is set to go on trial accused of assisting an offender linked to the murder of a teenage boxer.

In May 2021, three men were jailed for life after being found guilty of the murder of 18-year-old Cole Kershaw, from Bury, who was shot in the chest after he and his friends were pursued by a silver BMW.

Cole died after he was shot on Chesham Road in Bury at around 9.40pm on August 12, 2020.

Kamran Mohammed, 20, Mohammed Izaarh Khan, 22, and Khayam Ali Khurshid, 19, all from Bury, were sentenced following a five-week trial at Manchester Crown Court.

Now, more than two years on from the sentencing, it has emerged two women have been charged with assisting an offender.

Husna Khan, 28, of Redwing Street, Winsford, and Farah Khan, 27, of Maryport Drive, Timperley, are due to appear at Manchester Crown Court next year to stand trial.

A date for the hearing has been set for Monday, June 24, 2024.

During the murder trial, the court heard Mohammed, Izaarh Khan, and Khurshid were all occupying the BMW chasing the Ford Mondeo that Cole and four others were in.

Two shots had been fired while the BMW was pursuing the Mondeo, and a fatal third shot was discharged after Cole and his friends got out of their car and tried to escape.

The incident happened after a dispute between Mohammed and a friend of Cole, with the court hearing the target of the shooting had been the friend, rather than Cole himself.

Mohammed was sentenced to serve a minimum term of 27 years, Izaarh Khan was handed 24 years, Khurshid was sentenced to 27 years.