Gangland machete thugs seen leaving getaway car and fleeing in second motor after Glasgow blade attack

Scottish Sun

21-05-2025

GANGLAND machete nuts were spotted dumping a getaway car before speeding off in another motor after "chopping up" two men in a turf war murder bid.
The pair drove four miles to Blantyre, Lanarkshire, following the lunchtime bloodbath at a car repair garage owned by Robert Daniel in East Kilbride.
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Two men were seeing leaving the suspected getaway car before it was torched
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The burnt-out motor was found in Blantyre, four miles away from the attack
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Garage boss Robert Daniel was said by sources to have been the main target.
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Forensics officers at the scene of Monday's attack in East Kilbride.
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 A5 in a street, where it was set ablaze just over seven hours later at around 9pm.
The source, who asked not to be named, told The Scottish Sun: "Both cars drove into the street together.
"The blue car parked up and two guys got out. They jumped into the red Astra which had followed them in.
"I didn't think anything of it until much later when the blue motor went up in flames.
"Police and the fire service came down and put it out.
"Cops were guarding it overnight before it was taken away on a 911 recovery truck.
"It was only later someone said it was linked to the attack in East Kilbride. It's worrying for sure."
The burnt-out car yesterday sat with its bonnet flipped open and red and white hazard tape wrapped around its charred bodywork.
What looked like a rag next to the motor's fuel tank could also be seen.
Detectives are understood to be examining CCTV of the two hoods abandoning it on Monday near Calderside Nursery Centre.
Extensive investigations are ongoing and officers are carrying out enquiries to trace three male suspects wearing dark clothing and face coverings.
In an appeal for information, Detective Superintendent Martin McGhee said: "We believe this was a targeted incident.
"We believe the car that was set on fire was also used in the earlier serious assault.
"We understand these incidents will be concerning for the community but please be assured we will bring those involved to justice."
The fresh details emerged as forensics teams were pictured scouring the area outside CS Accident Repair Garage in East Kilbride.
Convicted heroin dealer Robert Daniel, 50, a high-ranking member of the Glasgow clan, is a director.
Underworld sources say he was the target when blade thugs burst in but two other men, aged 45 and 41, were seriously wounded instead.
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Steven Gerrard posed with Ross McGill when he left his role at the Union Bears.
We told how the hoods were acting on the orders of Dubai-based ex-Rangers ultra Ross McGill - said to be connected to bitter Daniel enemies, the Lyons family.
We unmasked McGill who was previously pictured with former Rangers boss Steven Gerrard when McGill left his role in 2021 as a leader in the Union Bears ultras group.
It was the latest escalation of a turf war that erupted in Edinburgh in March with firebombings and has spread across the central belt.
McGill's self-styled group Tamu Junto has claimed responsibility for a wave of firebombings across the central belt, targeting associates of jailed crime kingpin Mark Richardson, 38, and the Daniel family.