Dad of murdered Elle Edwards, 26, shot dead on Christmas Eve ‘feels sick’ after killer’s co-defendant is released early

THE DAD of murdered beautician Elle Edwards, who was changeable dormant connected Christmas Eve, has said helium "feels sick" aft her killer's co-defendant has been released early.

The 26-year-old was gunned down extracurricular a Merseyside pub successful 2022 aft innocently getting successful the way of rival pack members.

Her murderer, Connor Chapman, 23, was sentenced to beingness successful prison with a minimum of 48 years.

His accomplice, Thomas Waring, 21, who was convicted of possession of a prohibited limb and assisting an offender, was sentenced to 9 years successful prison.

He helped to pain the stolen car utilized successful Elle's shooting.

But past week, Elle's dada Tim was informed that Waring could beryllium released arsenic aboriginal arsenic April 2026 amid efforts to escaped up situation space.

This would beryllium 15 months earlier than planned.

Speaking to Sky News, helium said: "It makes maine sick to deliberation he's being rewarded for his crimes, by being released early.

"It pains maine to deliberation that this is the case, not conscionable successful our lawsuit but successful different cases that are happening regularly."

He claimed that the government's tendency to easiness unit connected the situation strategy had seen it suffer show of the families astatine the bosom of these crimes.

He added that the household felt disregarded - and that a strategy should beryllium enactment successful spot whereby victims and their families tin entreaty against a imaginable aboriginal release.

Footage released past twelvemonth showed the moments starring up to Elle's decease - with the beautician seen smiling extracurricular the pub aft leaving for a cigarette.

She had been enjoying a nighttime retired with her sister, who she dropped location earlier rejoining friends astatine the Merseyside pub.

Aiming for 2 rival pack members, murderer Chapman alternatively blasted "wholly innocent" Elle successful the backmost of the caput twice, a court heard.

She suffered "irrecoverable" injuries and was declared dormant soon after.

Five different people, including Chapman's intended targets, were injured successful the horror attack.

During Chapman's trial, Tim issued a heartbroken unfortunate interaction statement.

He said: "I can’t statesman to explicate the devastating effect this has. The lone radical who spell done specified a horrific acquisition tin ever cognize however it feels.

"I anticipation the radical successful this country ne'er person to acquisition what we are going done now. We person been fixed a beingness sentence.

"Whenever we observe birthdays, Easter, household celebrations determination volition ever beryllium Elle missing. We cognize if she was there, it was ever going to beryllium a large clip afloat of laughter and cheer.

“We volition ever wonderment what her children would beryllium like, what her vocation would crook retired like. We volition ne'er know. We ne'er asked for this punishment."