The grieving parents of a former prison officer who was gunned down outside a gym said their son 'lost his life standing up for what's right' in an emotional victim impact statement in court.

Elias Morgan, 35, shot the victim, father-of-three Lenny Scott, 33, after he found a phone which revealed Morgan was in a sexual relationship with a female prison officer.

Morgan, from Edge Hill, Liverpool, first tried to bribe Mr Scott, at the time working at HMP Altcourse, Merseyside, offering him £1,500 to 'lose' the device.

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But when he refused and reported the phone, the court heard how Morgan then threatened his victim’s family before vowing revenge, telling Mr Scott, “I’ll bide my time” and making a gun gesture.

Almost four years later, after Morg

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