Electrician denies any involvement in shooting as he was 'sh****** myself at that time'

An electrician said he was 'sh****** myself' as his brother fired a gun in the street after the pair had been 'robbed'. Alex Whelan, 27, who ran his own electrical firm, told a jury that he had no idea that his older sibling Daniel Whelan had a gun.

Prosecutors allege that 32-year-old Daniel Whelan opened fire in Oldham in revenge, at a car he believed belonged to those involved in an attack on them earlier. Daniel Whelan has admitted firing a gun but claimed he only wanted to 'scare' the occupants of the car.

He missed the suspected car and instead hit a vehicle being driven by a father out with his young daughter. No-one was injured, but he later discovered a bullet hole in the back of his vehicle.

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Daniel Whelan and Alex Whelan both deny attempted murder. Jurors at Manchester Crown Court have heard that Daniel Whelan has admitted possessing a firearm with intent to endanger life.

Alex Whelan gave evidence for the first time on the fifth day of the trial. He drove his brother to the scene of the shooting, which occurred on Horsedge Street, at about 7.45pm on July 5 last year.

But he denied having any prior knowledge and said he was in shock. Speaking of the moment his brother fired the gun, Alex Whelan said: "I just heard a loud bang. I didn't really know what it was.

"I could smell it, it smelt like a firework. I was just sh****** myself at that time, excuse my language.

"I was like, 'what the eff'? It just didn't know what to think.

"It's something you see in a movie, not something you see in everyday life." Jurors heard that earlier that night Alex Whelan, who jurors heard has no previous convictions, had driven to his