The mother of an ex-prison officer shot dead in 'retaliation' after he exposed an affair between a convict and a female officer has revealed her son was chillingly warned by the accused, 'I promise I'll get you', a court has heard.
Lenny Scott, 33, was fatally injured when he was shot six times by the gunman wearing a hi-vis jacket outside a gym on Peel Road in Skelmersdale, West Lancashire, on February 8 2024.
Alleged gunman Elias Morgan is accused of shooting the father-of-three after Mr Scott exposed an illicit relationship involving him and a female officer at HMP Altcourse, Preston Crown Court heard.
The alleged threat made four years before Mr Scott's death was 'the first thing that came to mind', his mother told police after the killing.
Alex Leach KC, prosecuting, told the jury that after Mr Scott refused a £1,500 offer to not report a phone containing evidence of the relationship, Morgan told him: 'I'll bide my time, but I promise I will get you' before making a gun gesture.
