THE daughter of an infamous Bolton drugs baron gunned down in his flat 13 years ago says she wishes police had managed to throw him in jail.

Ashlea Parr was aged just six when her gangland father Billy Webb was shot dead in bed at his flat on May 25, 2001.

In December, she will turn 20 and Mr Webb’s killers have never been brought to justice for letting themselves into the 42-year-old’s flat and killing him in a "planned execution".

Miss Parr, who lives in Great Lever, said she wishes police had been more successful in catching her father, as by now he might have been released and “changed his ways”.

Mr Webb, also known as William Craig, was due to appear at Liverpool Crown Court in October 2001, charged with conspiring to supply drugs.

Miss Parr said: “He might not have carried on living the life he did if he had been sent down.

“He might have changed his ways. If they had sent him down earlier he would not have got shot. Even if he had been given 10 years he would have been out by now.

“I would rather he was sent down as I would rather have a dad in prison than a dad who’s dead.”

Paul 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.

Mr Webb had previously lived in Freshfield Avenue, Great Lever, but moved to Whiteledge Road, Ashton-in-Makerfield, before his death.

Miss Parr is still desperate for police to catch up with the killers and urged officers to do everything possible to give her “closure”.

She added: “I just want the police to look for more information.

“My dad’s killer could be out there and I might come across him every day. At the end of the day this has ruined my life.

"I want to find out who killed my dad. It would give me closure and I would be able to move on with my life.”

Mr Webb was said to have been linked to the notorious murder of five-year-old Dillon Hull, who was shot in the head in Bankfield Street, Deane, in August, 1997 while he was walking with stepfather, John Bates – the intended target.

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

Miss Parr has said she will visit her father’s grave in Deane Cemetery in December when he would have turned 55.

A police spokesman said: “This murder remains unsolved and like all unsolved murders the case remains open."

Anyone with information can call the police's cold case review unit on 0161 8565961 or Crimestoppers on 0800 555111.