Pensioner dad of executed man left bloodied after attack by hoods from rival clan
Joe Lee, 68, was bottled by one thug while a knife maniac tried to stab him in the unprovoked attack.
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His son Jamie Lee, 23, was gunned down in Castlemilk, Glasgow, in 2017 by Jordan Owens, 31, amid a violent feud between two factions.
Joe was also hit twice by bullets in that attack — with the third bullet killing his lad.
Now fears of tensions exploding again have been heightened after Wednesday night's horror in nearby Rutherglen.
One local said: 'It's been quiet for a while, but now everyone is worried it's all going to kick off.
'Attacking a vulnerable man is the lowest of the low, but that's what these folk are, rats.
'Revenge is in the air and a tit-for-tat feud could easily explode.
"Neither side will speak to the police. They will take care of things themselves.'
Organised crime member Owens fled the scene of Jamie's assassination in a playpark and was at large for two years before being caught in Lisbon, Portugal.
He is serving at least 23 years in jail. Joe declined to comment.
Police Scotland confirmed it 'received a report of an assault on a 68-year-old man in Rutherglen'.
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