‘Hitman' accused of blasting Ross Monaghan & Eddie Lyons Jr to death in Spain faces extradition hearing
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AN alleged hitman accused of killing Scots gangsters Ross Monaghan and Eddie Lyons Jnr in Spain won't face an extradition hearing until November - five months after his arrest.
Michael Riley, 44, is charged with the murders of the underworld figures at Monaghan's Bar in Fuengirola, Costa del Sol, on May 31.
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The hitman accused of murdering Ross Monaghan and Eddie Lyons Jr (both pictured) is facing extradition
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The pair were gunned down inside Monaghan's Bar in Fuengirola
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Authorities in Spain want him sent there to face criminal proceedings.
Riley, of Huyton, Liverpool, was arrested by Merseyside police on June 13 under an international arrest warrant issued by the Spanish authorities.
His extradition hearing was due to take place on October 9 at Westminster Magistrates Court, but it will now be heard on November 20.
Riley was not on a video link from Wandsworth Prison for the hearing.
Judge Timothy King said: "I am prepared to vacate the hearing.
"I make directions for the extradition hearing to be heard on 20 November.
'The next call over date will be on 15 August. Hopefully Mr Riley will have been produced via video link.'
Monaghan, 43, and Lyons Jnr, 46, were key Lyons crime gang members.
Malaga-based Spanish police chief Pedro Agudo Novo has described Riley as a member of the rival Glasgow-based Daniels gang.
Bizarrely, Police Scotland have denied a link between the 30-year feud and the murders.
'Godfather' Eddie Lyons Snr bids farewell to gunned down son & kingpin pal at double gang funeral
The victims - who were laid to rest in a joint funeral earlier this month - were watching the Champions League final with friends when they were gunned down at the bar on the beachfront.
Lyons Jnr died after he was hit by a single bullet outside the bar in front of horrified drinkers.
CCTV showed the gunman pursuing Monaghan inside the pub before shooting him dead.
Riley remains in custody.
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