Murder suspect kept a gun and ammo

A suspected gunman who was cleared of shooting a father-of-four dead in a park has been jailed for five years for storing and modifying a pistol. Dean Edwards, 43, was gunned down after an evening drinking at a pub in Penge, southeast London, on 11 July 2020. Mr Edwards was ‘simply in the wrong place at the wrong time’ and could have been a victim of mistaken identity, the Old Bailey heard. His alleged killer, Taylor Purdy, 27, said he…