The triple killer shot dead gangland figures before stabbing a child killer to death in prison

20:29, 27 Jun 2026Updated 20:39, 27 Jun 2026

Mark Fellows(Image: GMP)

Hitman mark ‘The Iceman’ Fellows who shot dead two gangland figures before stabbing a child killer to death while serving a whole life prison sentence is believed to be one of 60 prisoners to be living an isolated life before he dies in prison.

Fellows, 45, who previously shot dead “gangland kingpins” Paul Massey and John Kinsella; was convicted last week alongside David Taylor, 64; and Lee Newell, 57, of the murder of 33-year-old Kyle Bevan in HMP Wakefield following a trial at Leeds Crown Court.

The trio worked together to murder Bevan, who had been serving a life sentence for killing his two-year-old stepdaughter Lola James at the home they shared in Wales. The court how Bevan was stabbed 25 times in his cell with an improvised weapon on November 4 last year.

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His body was then placed in his bed and covered with a blanket to give the impression he was asleep. CCTV footage from inside the prison showed the three killers following Bevan into his cell. They then left less than five minutes later and Bevan was never seen alive again.

Fellows was also seen checking on the body to ensure he had not been discovered before prison officers found Bevan dead inside his cell the following morning.

Fellows was serving a whole life order in the notorious prison nicknamed “Monster Mansion” due to it holding some of the UK’s most dangerous criminals, for the brutal executions of Paul “Mr Big” Massey and Liverpool gangland enforcer John Kinsella.

Hitman Fellows, who lived in a family home in Warrington, was allied with the city’s Anti A-Team faction while “Mr Big” Massey was considered a mentor figure to the A-Team.

Massey was blasted with an Uzi sub-machine gun outside his own home in July 2015. And then in May 2018 Fellows brought his kill count to two when he shot Kinsella, who had carried Massey’s coffin at his funeral – as he walked his dog with his pregnant partner in Rainford.

Fellows was handed his second whole life order at Leeds Crown Court earlier this month, with the hitman never having the chance of freedom again.

Mark Fellows, David Taylor and Lee Newell(Image: CPS)

The dad-of-two, who prior to his life behind bars was a hygiene obsessed fitness fanatic, will now live the rest of his life behind prison walls with stringent measures as prison officers attempt to stop the murderer committing further offences.

One prison source told the ECHO they expect prison officers to be on “high-alert” as Fellows has “nothing to lose” living in prison, but did explain he believes Fellows poses a higher risk to inmates than to prison officials, the Liverpool ECHO reports.

He will likely be kept away from other prisoners, being closely monitored within a close supervision centre. The small, specialist unit is found in six high-security prisons across the country and holds some of the most dangerous criminals within the prison system.

After being established in 1998, the centres hold around 60 of the most dangerous criminals in the country, most of whom have been jailed for serious violent crimes. This means Fellows will have limited human contact and spend most of his days alone.

The maximum-security prisoner is likely to be receiving the legal minimum of prison privileges, similar to that of Southport killer Axel Rudakubana.

It is understood the legal minimum means he can still purchase items from the canteen using money either earned at the prison or sent to him by family members but spends limited time outside of his cell and is brought items to where he is staying.

A still of CCTV footage released by the CPS(Image: CPS)

The decision whether or not to give hitman Fellows the minimum may be influenced by the fact he is yet to target a prison official, with him killing a child killer instead.

Mark Fairhurst, national chair of the Prison Officers’ Association, told the ECHO: “Prison officers continue to operate in one of the most violent and hostile working environments in the world, managing some of the most dangerous individuals in society.

“This case underlines the risks they face from prisoners who have nothing to lose, having been sentenced to die in custody.

“Mr Fellows will spend the rest of his life in the high-security estate, largely within a close supervision centre due to his sustained violent behaviour.

“Staff will continue to face serious risks as they protect the public by securely holding offenders determined to act on violent impulses. Their professionalism and commitment in doing so deserve recognition.”

A Ministry of Justice spokesperson said: “Prisons must be places of control and punishment to protect the public.

“While we cannot comment on individual prisoners, we’re introducing a taskforce to reduce violence across the high security estate and investing an extra £35 million this year to bolster physical security. That’s on top of over £40 million already invested in prison security.”