A man gunned down on a housing estate has told a court he was warned he would be shot just four days before.

Danny Mobey, 29, suffered serious injuries in the shooting in Godwin Road in Thanington, Canterbury, on Thursday, July 15.

Now it has emerged he was given a tip-off that his life was at risk while at a wedding reception in Margate on the Sunday before.

He fled in his car but was pulled over by police a short distance away and failed a breathalyser test.

He made no mention to officers of the threat to his safety, but on Monday told Margate magistrates he decided to leave the wedding bash in his car because he feared for his life.

“I got a telephone call saying ‘get yourself away from the seafront because someone is coming to shoot you’,” Mobey said.

“I took it very seriously. I wanted to get out of the area as soon as I could.”

Mobey claimed he had no intention of leaving the reception in his car prior to receiving the phone call.

When he was arrested he was taken to Margate Police Station – where he answered no comment when interviewed.

He told the court he “felt it would be the wrong thing” to tell officers about the danger he was in.

It was also revealed that he did not tell his solicitor about the warning.

Tests revealed he had 54 micrograms of alcohol in 100ml of his breath - the legal limit is 35.

Four days later, on July 19, Mobey was shot in the stomach in Godwin Road, before being found seriously injured about a mile away in Oxford Road, Wincheap.

He is thought to have been targeted by two men in balaclavas – one of whom, he told the court, was 6ft 7ins – who pulled up in an Audi A8.

He told the court: “The bullet missed my main artery by seven millimetres. I’m lucky to be here.

“It’s ruined my life. I can’t see my child. I’ve been told there’s a possibility they may come back.”

Mobey - who admitted drink driving - suffered a broken pelvis and punctured kidney during the attack.

Defending, Pat Cuffe said Mobey “still has genuine and real concerns” for his safety.

A drink driving conviction automatically attracts a disqualification of at least one year unless special reasons can be demonstrated.

On this occasion, chairman of the bench Margaret Bonsall said Mobey’s decision to drive while over the limit was sparked by a “genuine emergency” and spared him a ban.

“The distance travelled was exceptionally short,” she added. “You remain guilty of driving with too much alcohol.”

Mobey was given 10 points on his licence and fined £120.

A 34-year-old man was arrested last month in connection with the shooting and remains under investigation.