Machete mobsters strike again as man brutally attacked outside home of kingpin's pal

Scottish Sun

23-05-2025

A man was left seriously injured outside the home of David McMillan - a close pal of caged crime kingpin Mark Richardson
BLADE BLITZ Machete mobsters strike again as man brutally attacked outside home of kingpin's pal
COPS are probing a second machete bloodbath carried out by mobsters locked in a gangland war being waged across Scotland.
A man was left seriously injured outside the home of David McMillan - a close pal of caged crime kingpin Mark Richardson, 38.
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David McMillan, pictured, is a close pal of Mark Richardson.
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Associates of caged crime boss Mark Richardson have been targeted.
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Ross 'Miami' McGill - a former Union Bears ultra - pictured with Steven Gerrard.
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A garage owned by Robert Daniel was stormed by armed thugs.
The hoods pounced yesterday at the 54-year-old's property in Pitcairn Grove, Edinburgh - now the third attack at McMillan's home.
It comes days after a garage owned by Daniel crime family member Robert Daniel was targeted in East Kilbride, Lanarkshire.
We told how two men aged 45 and 41 suffered horror wounds when three thugs burst in looking for convicted heroin dealer Daniel - but turned their fury on innocent workers.
Cops involved in Operation Portaledge are now hunting the manics who struck yesterday, leaving a 54-year-old man with sickening injuries.
Authorities have not released the identity of the victim but underworld sources claim it's McMillan.
An insider said: "This war is getting much more serious and sinister and what's happened over recent days shows that.
"This was another savage attack and it feels like the levels of violence used are ramping up."
A force spokesperson said: 'Around 9.20pm on Thursday police received a report a man had been seriously assaulted in Pitcairn Grove, Edinburgh.
'The 54-year-old man was taken to hospital and enquiries are ongoing.'
Earlier this month a masked maniac was filmed fleeing the scene of a brazen gangland firebomb attack at the same property.
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An associate filmed the hooded arsonist as he bolted after setting a car ablaze.
Flames could be seen rippling around the tyres of the white Range Rover parked in the driveway of the plush property.
We told on Wednesday how gangland machete nuts sped off in an Audi after "chopping up" two men in the East Kilbride murder bid.
The pair drove four miles to Blantyre, Lanarkshire, following the lunchtime bloodbath at a car repair garage.
They then clambered into a red Vauxhall Astra which had followed them to a rendezvous point near a children's nursery before it raced away.
A witness described seeing the mobsters dump the blue Audi in a street, where it was set ablaze just over seven hours later at around 9pm.
We told how the hoods were acting on the orders of Dubai-based ex-Rangers ultra Ross McGill, 31, - said to be connected to bitter Daniel enemies, the Lyons family.
It was the latest escalation of a turf war that erupted in Edinburgh in March with firebombings and has spread across the central belt.
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Chief Constable Jo Farrell has pledged to create a 'hostile environment'.
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Forensics gather evidence after a machete attack in East Kilbride.
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A getaway car linked to te East Kilbride attack was found torched in Blantyre.
Scotland's top cop this week said the force is determined to create 'a hostile environment' for mobsters involved in an ongoing gang war.
Scotland Chief Constable Jo Farrell told a policing watchdog officers involved in Operation Portaledge have scoured around 3,000 hours of CCTV footage as part of a massive investigation that's resulted in close to 40 arrests.
She said: 'The public can be assured we are working tirelessly to build cases and are following a number of significant lines of enquiry.
'We have had a good response to our appeals and I want to thank the public for their help and information so far.
'The support of our communities is vital in tackling serious organised crime, preventing violence and getting justice for victims.'