Overview

• A jury at Preston Crown Court returned the guilty verdict on 29 August 2025 after a multi‑week trial.
• Co-defendant Anthony Cleary, 29, was acquitted of both murder and manslaughter.
• Prosecutors said Morgan acted in retaliation after Scott found a prohibited phone in 2020 that exposed Morgan’s affair with prison officer Sarah Williams, following failed bribery and threats.
• Scott, 33, was shot six times outside a gym on Peel Road in Skelmersdale on 8 February 2024, and the attacker escaped on an electric bike before using a waiting van.
• Investigators mapped reconnaissance and movements with CCTV, phone and vehicle data, and Morgan was arrested on 22 February 2024.