His gun jammed and, instead, he stabbed McVitie repeatedly in the face, chest and stomach as part of a brief but violent struggle. The twins quickly fled the scene and McVitie's body was wrapped in an eiderdown and left outside St Mary's Church, Rotherhithe by Tony and Chris Lambrianou, Keith Askem and Ronnie Bender, who were minor members of the Firm.
This passage describes a violent attack where the perpetrator used a weapon that malfunctioned, leading to stabbing instead of shooting. The attackers fled the scene and left the victim's body outside a church.  The individuals involved were associated with a notorious gang known as the Firm.