Scots gangster was warned his son had £50k price on his head days before public execution
A LYONS gang henchman was warned his son had a £50,000 price on his head the week before two kingpins were shot dead in a brutal assassination.
The hood - who was said to be involved in a lie detector test ordered by Steven Lyons - was told his lad was a target in an ongoing gang war.
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It is claimed the boy was sent to Dubai for his own safety
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A source said: 'One of Steven Lyons' main enforcers was told guys from Liverpool had been offered £50,000 to take his son out.
'The boy was suspected of being involved in some of the firebombings and there was a target on his head.
'The word is the boy was hastily sent out to Dubai for his own safety.
'It's another sign that a wave of retaliation for what's been going on over the past few months has exploded in violence and there is more to come.'
We told how Lyons, 44, has been putting his hoods through lie detector tests after racking up debt to the Kinahan cartel.
Sources revealed he has been 'on edge' over pressure from the feared Irish mob after a series of thefts and police seizures.
And that led to him drafting in a polygraph expert in a bid to unmask traitors in his ranks - with some heavies facing retribution for failing the pressurised tests.
The revelations emerged after a Lyons stash house was robbed of €600,000 from drugs in November.
We also revealed in February Celtic ultras were 'spooked' into making an apology after the same Lyons mob enforcer's son was injured in a brawl at a Champions League match.
The feared hardman's lad was 'badly hurt' during a rammy, sparking claims the Green Brigade said sorry to supporters caught up in ugly clashes days after fighting broke out at the 1-1 draw with Bayern Munich in Germany.
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One source said: 'One of the lads who got attacked is the son of a high ranking enforcer in the Lyons gang.'
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