Inside secret deadly summit that led to execution of Scots gangsters Ross Monagahan & Eddie Lyons Jnr
The details of the meeting are revealed below.
DEATH WARRANT Inside secret deadly summit that led to execution of Scots gangsters Ross Monagahan & Eddie Lyons Jnr
THE FATE of Ross Monaghan and Eddie Lyons Jnr was sealed at a gangland summit just days before the slaughter, underworld sources have claimed.
Top table hoods from the Daniel clan are said to have gathered with high-ranking associates of caged Edinburgh kingpin Mark Richardson, 38, to discuss the deadly plot.
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Murdered Ross Monaghan, left, and Eddie Lyons Jnr.
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Associates of Mark Richardson are said to have been involved in a gangland summit.
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Family members of Steven 'Bonzo' Daniel have been targeted during the gang war.
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Dubai-based hood Ross McGill has been driving a gang war from the desert
It is claimed the crunch talks happened at a secret location in Kirkintilloch near Glasgow before the order was given to carry out the brutal double slaying.
Daniel mob members are then said to have taken their families on holiday to ensure they were out of the country when the killers pounced amid fears of revenge attacks.
Sources also said mob boss Steven Lyons, 44, was meant to be the main target of the assassination - but he was on a flight to Spain from Dubai at the time of the ambush in Fuengirola, Spain.
It is understood Spain-based Eddie Jnr had recently been back in Scotland for the funeral of his 16-year-old daughter, who had longterm health problems.
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Insiders claimed he told family and pals while he was home that he didn't feel it was safe enough for him to return permanently.
He had been set to go on a golfing trip with Monaghan.
A source said: "With all the recent gang stuff, people were saying that her death had tipped him over the edge.
"He knew he was a target. He looked like a worried man and made sure he didn't stay too long.
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"He kept saying he wished he could come back."
Another source said: "The boys were there on a golf trip. They phoned home just a few days ago and were in high spirits. Their murders came as a complete shock.
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"Nobody can believe it. But this changes everything."
We told how Monaghan, 43, and Lyons, 46, were executed in front of horrified holidaymakers at a Costa del Sol boozer.
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The Lyons clan chiefs were gunned down after they watched the Champions League Final on Monaghan's Irish Bar.
The bloodbath on Saturday follows a bitter turf war between gangs in Scotland.
An underworld source said: 'They didn't stand a chance.'
The shooting in Spain comes amid a violent gang war that has ripped through Scotland since March said to have started over a fallout over drugs.
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We told last week how a vicious mob waging a gang war on Scotland's streets have DENIED reports of a truce - and have vowed 'we aren't going away.'
It was claimed rival crews from the Lyons and Daniel factions have agreed to halt the violence on orders from Dubai-based mob boss Ross McGill, 31.
But sinister group Tamo Junto (TMJ) - who claim to be waging war against the Daniel's crime clan and its associates - blew those claims out of the water.
And they said they would continue to target the Daniel clan or anyone associated with drugs kingpin Mark Richardson, 38.
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They said: 'We have terrorised you since March and we will continue to do so.
'Despite false claims in the media, TMJ will continue to target anyone associated with the Daniel family or Mark Richardson."
Police Scotland has made more than 40 arrests as part of Operation Portaledge - a huge prove into the going violence.
McGill, from East Kilbride, moved abroad in 2022 after skipping court on drug-dealing and gangsterism allegations.
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He was said to have fled a nightclub in the UAE bolthole after spotting heavies linked to Steven 'Bonzo' Daniel, 45.
Speculating on the consequences of the killings, another insider last night said: "Whether it's linked to the ongoing Scottish feud or another dispute with gangsters from some other group, this is bound to lead to further violence."
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