THE daughter of a Bolton gangland drugs baron has vowed never to give up her fight to find out the truth about his murder.

Billy Webb was repeatedly shot and killed in bed at his flat in Wigan on May 25, 2001.

Ashlea Parr was just six when her dad was killed and has been fighting to find out who murdered him ever since.

Mr Webb's killers let themselves into his flat with a key in what is believed to be a planned execution.

Nobody has ever been convicted of the killing.

Miss Parr, aged 22, from Great Lever, has renewed her appeal for anyone with information to come forward on the 16th anniversary of his death.

She said: "The days just get worse. My life has been ruined. I'm not going to stop fighting for anybody. I won't stop because that is what it is going to take. Going through something for 16 years on your own is not easy. Every day I've got to wake up without a dad."

Greater Manchester Police said that as forensic techniques improve and develop it assesses whether it can assist in cases such as this.

Miss Parr said that this gives her hope but urged anyone who may know anything that could help police to come forward.

Paull Swann, From Morecambe, and Brian Roper, from Deane, were tried for conspiracy to murder Mr Webb two years after his death, but the jury was directed to find them not guilty on the grounds of insufficient evidence.

Neither man was suggested to have pulled the trigger and shot Mr Webb, who previously lived in Freshfield Avenue, Great Lever before moving to Whiteledge Road, Ashton-in-Makerfield.

A 21-year-old woman, believed to have been in a casual relationship with Mr Webb, was also shot in the arm during the incident.

Mr Webb, also known as William Craig, was due to face a charge of conspiring to supply drugs at Liverpool Crown Court when he died.

He was said to have been linked to the notorious murder of Dillon Hull, aged five, who was shot in the head in Bankfield Street, Deane in August, 1997 while he was walking with his stepfather, John Bates — the intended target.

Paul Seddon was jailed for life in 1998 for Dillon’s murder and was ordered to serve a minimum of 25 years in prison.

Head of GMP’s Cold Case Unit, Martin Bottomley, said: “No case is ever closed and as forensic techniques improve or new methods become available to us, we assess whether they will assist with cases such as this.

“As with any investigation, if credible or significant information comes to light, it will be considered as part of our enquiries.

“If anyone has any information that could lead to us solving the case, please contact us directly on 0161 856 5961 or via the independent charity Crimestoppers, anonymously, on 0800 555 111.”