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Daily Mail
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Road To Perdition: Trailer, certificate and where to watch
Depression-era gangster drama with Tom Hanks as a mob enforcer on the run with his son 2002
Daily Mail
5 days ago
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Moment rapper threatens murder victim on YouTube - before knifing him in the neck in front of his horrified son
This is the horrifying moment a rapper threatened his murder victim on YouTube before brutally knifing him in front of his young son. Renai Belle, 30, boasted of his 'gangster lifestyle' before stabbing father-of-two Josh McKay, 33 to death in a barbers on July 6, 2024. Belle, who posted online under his nickname Topz had written a rap song the previous year threatening to attack Mr McKay. In his video posted to YouTube, he rapped: 'How many times I put my flicky in man's head?' and 'I pray every day that I buck JMK,' referring to Josh McKay. Police tried to save Mr McKay but were unsuccessful and Belle was convicted of murder. A year prior to the fatal stabbing, Belle posted a song on YoutTube where he directly threatened Mr McKay. In the song, Belle bragged about his gangster lifestyle and his intention to hurt the father-of-two. In the three-minute song, the rap included the lines: 'How many times I put my flicky in man's head?' which Louis Mably, KC, prosecuting told the Old Bailey is a reference to stabbing someone in the head with a flick knife. Belle crept into Hollywood Cuts in Leyton wearing a balaclava before stabbing Mr McKay (pictured) in the neck while he and his barber discussed holiday plans Another line stated: 'I pray every day that I buck JMK.' Mr Mably explained: 'This is a reference to meeting JMK, and the inference is this is Josh McKay,' the prosecutor said. The rap continued: 'That's a good day, not for him though, jakes (police) couldn't catch me...' A year later, Belle carried out his intention and attacked Mr McKay in a barber shop in East London. He crept into Hollywood Cuts in Leyton wearing a balaclava before stabbing Mr McKay in the neck while he and his barber discussed holiday plans. The violent attacker was helped by his teaching assistant girlfriend Tenika Parker, 39, and 22-year-old Daniel Cooper, the Old Bailey heard. Following the gruesome stabbing police descended on the barbershop and tried to save the father-of-two using a scarf to stem the bleeding from the wound but he was unresponsive. The officers began CPR and carried on trying to revive the man until paramedics arrived but there was no pulse. Barber Wray Esson, who was cutting Mr McKay's hair said the pair were 'talking about holiday plans, when all of a sudden he saw a man wearing a balaclava creeping through the door,' (Belle pictured walking to the barbershop in a balaclava) After the fatal stabbing, Mr McKay grabbed the blade and 'went for the attacker' chasing him out of the shop and CCTV caught the moment Belle fled the scene (pictured) Specialist medics including a doctor even performed an emergency operation on the side of the road, but nothing could be done to revive Mr McKay and he was pronounced dead at 3.53pm. Mr Mably said: 'The colour had drained from his face, his eyes were wide open, and he was not breathing.' The prosecutor told the court it appeared Belle 'had an existing, violent hostility towards Mr McKay.' There were no cameras inside the shop but CCTV footage outside showed Mr McKay and his son arriving in their car 30 minutes before the attack. 'Footage also showed that at that time, Mr Belle was also in the very same area. He was in a car, and then on foot, in the same area of Lea Bridge Road, at the same time, going right past the barber's,' the prosecutor said. The attack was carried out 25 minutes later. 'What happened in those 25 minutes? Because he didn't go straight in,' the prosecutor said. 'What happened is that straightaway, and very quickly, he saw the opportunity, and made preparations for the attack to make sure he could carry it out before Mr McKay had finished having his hair cut. 'What he did was to go off and get the knife, and the balaclava, before coming back and creeping into the shop.' Barber Wray Esson, who was cutting Mr McKay's hair said the pair were 'talking about holiday plans, when all of a sudden he saw a man wearing a balaclava creeping through the door,' said Mr Mably. 'He thought it was a joke at first, but then saw the man had a large kitchen knife in his hand. 'The man approached Mr McKay, and just as Mr McKay swivelled round on the chair to see what was going on, the man plunged the knife into his neck, and then pulled the knife out. 'Mr McKay stood up. The man went to stab him again but Mr McKay put his arms up to defend himself. 'There was a scuffle and the knife fell to the ground.' Mr McKay grabbed the blade and 'went for the attacker' chasing him out of the shop. Passer-by Debbie Osu saw a man wearing dark clothes with a hood up 'creeping towards the shop' carrying something close to his leg. Moments later Mr McKay came out holding the knife after disarming the attacker, the court heard. Ms Osu heard Mr McKay say: 'I can't believe he caught me.' The prosecutor said the witness saw Mr McKay's distraught son outside saying 'that's my dad.' Parker and Cooper helped Belle carry out the attack, it was said. 'Tanika Parker was obviously a close friend and associate of Mr Belle - it seems they were in fact in a relationship,' the prosecutor said. Parker drove Belle drove to Lea Bridge Road in her SsangYong Turismo, the court heard. The prosecutor said telephone records show Belle had been in touch with Cooper that day asking him 'to provide him with the knife and balaclava'. CCTV footage showed that Belle and Parker attended Cooper's address to collects balaclava and knife, the court heard. Parker was arrested on the night of 7 July while Belle was arrested the next day. He made no comment in police interviews. Parker gave a written statement, in which he said she was in a relationship with Belle, but denied knowing that he was going to carry out an attack. Parker was initially arrested on suspicion of assisting an offender and Cooper was arrested after handing himself in to police She was stopped by police while driving the car that had been identified as involved in the murder and after a search of the vehicle, officers found distinct black sliders Belle was seen wearing in CCTV footage, as well as traces of blood that officers sent for forensic testing. Parker was rearrested on Wednesday, 2 October, and charged with perverting the course of justice after CCTV footage showed her attempting to clean her car after the attack to remove any evidence. Belle, of Edmonton, denied but was convicted of murder. Parker and Cooper, both of Walthamstow, denied murder and were cleared by the jury. Parker was cleared of murder by the jury along with Cooper. Cooper had admitted possessing a bladed article, while Parker denied but was convicted of that offence. Parker denied but was unanimously convicted of perverting the course of justice by cleaning her SsangYong Turismo SUV after the attack. Belle and Parker will return for sentence at the Old Bailey on 30 July. Cooper will be sentenced separately on Friday. Detective Inspector Chris Griffith, from Specialist Crime North, who led the investigation, said: 'This was a savage and pre-planned attack, committed in broad daylight and with scant regard for passers-by. What took place left the local community reeling, and two young children without their father. 'My heart goes out to Josh's family and friends. He was a loving parent, whose life was ended in the most horrendous way. 'I hope that today's result provides Josh's family with some closure, and allows the community to feel safer knowing that Belle is no longer free to commit such heinous crimes.'
Daily Mail
03-06-2025
- General
- Daily Mail
British nurse describes horrific scene inside Spanish bar where Scottish gangsters were shot dead - and reveals moving gesture she made to help one of the men as he lay dying
A British nurse who was in a local bar when Scottish gangsters were assassinated has described the bloodbath inside the Costa Del Sol pub. The unnamed woman in her 50s said there 'was blood everywhere, on the floor and around the service hatch to the kitchen' after career criminal Ross Monaghan, 43, was shot dead. Just moments before, the unknown hitman had killed the gangster's associate, Eddie Lyons Jnr, outside the pub. Although she was in a nearby bar, the brave nurse decided to selflessly run towards the carnage when she learnt that someone had been shot. She discovered Lyons Jnr's body on the terrace but he was already dead by what she presumed was a bullet wound in his chest and another in his abdomen. The bar lady told the nurse there was another person inside but when she found Monaghan with a bullet hole in his chest, he was struggling to breathe. In a heartbreaking gesture, she stroked the man's hair as he lay dying and held his hand during his final moments. She told The Mirror: 'He was lying on the floor and was still alive but his breathing was laboured. 'There was nothing I could do, he wasn't bleeding from his mouth so I just held his hand, stroked his hair and waited for the emergency services.' The courageous woman also led other tourists having a drink in the bar inside to safety when she heard the shots initially fired. Graphic footage of the gangland warfare was broadcast on Spanish TV yesterday that showed a gunman dressed in black striding towards Monaghan as he stumbles and drops to his knees in front of him. The gangster appeared to turn to look at his killer after a desperate attempt to scramble away. Bystanders are seen running for their lives before the assailant fires at least four rounds into Monaghan from close range. The shooting occurred late on Saturday, after the Champions League final between PSG and Inter Milan. Spanish police said on Monday they had yet to make any arrests. 'The investigation is continuing into the fatal shooting of two men at a pub in Fuengirola, with nothing new at the moment,' a spokesperson said. Career criminal Monaghan, who fled Scotland for Spain after a failed attempt on his life outside a Glasgow primary school in 2017, was tried but acquitted over the murder of notorious Glasgow hood Kevin 'Gerbil' Carroll at an Asda car park in 2010. In August 2017 he and Eddie Lyons Jr, both members of the Lyons Glasgow crime family, were cleared of being involved in a brutal street attack on three men outside the Campsie bar in Bishopbriggs, East Dunbartonshire. 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. In the CCTV footage, Monaghan is seen sat upright against a wall after being shot, motionless, with clear wounds to his stomach. Local reports said Monaghan had seconds to try to escape after the gunman's weapon jammed. Spanish police earlier pushed back on claims that a third person had been hurt and was in hospital. 'There is no record of another person or people being injured,' a spokesperson said. The wife of one of the victims witnessed the attack, according to Malaga-based news outlet Sur. The outlet did not say which man's partner it was. The gunman in understood to have fled on foot before rejoining an accomplice in a car who had driven him to the murder scene. Police have so far retraced part of their escape route to the old N-340 dual carriageway heading towards Benalmadena. Details on the getaway vehicle have not yet been released. Officers from an elite Spanish National Police Costa del Sol-based Anti-Drug and Organised Crime Unit UDYCO are heading the ongoing probe, although they are reporting to a local investigating judge coordinating the operation. Court officials are expected to confirm later today a secrecy order has been placed on the investigation, preventing public officials from making any detailed public comment. Such orders, called a 'secreto de sumario' in Spanish, are often placed on criminal probes especially in their infancy to protect investigations by limiting the number of people who have access to sensitive information. Some local reports cite witnesses in identifying the assassin as a 'blond man. Investigators are working on the theory that British nationals are behind the gangland killing, but detectives have not commented. The National Police has confirmed two men were killed but declined to name them. 'Around midnight on Saturday an incident with firearms occurred in Fuengirola, specifically at an entertainment venue along the seafront,' reads the only official statement to date. 'Two males died as a result from gunshot wounds. The investigation is ongoing and no arrests have been made so far.' A British woman answered the phone at the Irish bar, said to be owned by Ross Monaghan, yesterday morning but said she had been told by the police not to comment. Monaghans Fuengirola describes itself online as a place 'where you can relax and spend the day enjoying great home cooked meals on a sunny terrace and watch live sporting events.' It also bills itself as a 'family friendly sports bar and restaurant located in Torreblanca, Fuengirola opposite one of the area's most popular beaches.' Torreblanca is to the east of Fuengirola town centre and a stone's throw from an area called Los Boliches. Saturday night's gun murders follow the fatal shooting nearly six weeks ago of a 32-year-old British man in nearby Calahonda a 15-minute drive from the Irish bar towards Marbella. He was shot dead around 8pm on April 21 in a professional hit as he headed back to his car after finishing a football match with friends. The killers fled in a getaway car that was later torched. Police are investigating the brutal assassination as a drug-related gang shooting but have yet to make any arrests. The victim has not been named but was known to come from Liverpool. Reports at the time described the incident as the fourth shooting so far that month on the Costa del Sol, where rival gangs have increasingly used extreme violence to settle scores and a number of international mafias are known to have a base. Four days before the Calahonda shooting a 34-year-old man was rushed to the Costa del Sol Hospital in Marbella after being shot outside a nightclub in the famous Costa del Sol resort.
The Sun
02-06-2025
- Business
- The Sun
Horror moment Scots gangster Ross Monaghan is shot dead by hitman at Spanish pub as staff & punter flee in terror
THIS is the horrifying moment Ross Monaghan's killer chases him round pub and shoots him dead seconds after gunning down the gangster's pal Eddie Lyons Jnr. The graphic footage, broadcast on Spanish TV today, showed the gunman dressed in black honing in on Monaghan as he stumbles and drops helpless to his knees in front of him. 4 4 4 4 Two innocent bystanders thought to include a waitress and another man in black whose identity is not known can be seen running for their lives. The hitman then calmly pumps at least four bullets into the Glaswegian hood's chest and belly from close range. The stomach-churning footage was broadcast this morning on popular Telecinco programme El Programa de Ana Rosa. It showed Monaghan, 43, believed to be the owner of Monaghan's Fuengirola where Saturday night's shooting occurred just after the end of the Champions League final. Monaghan appears to turn round and look into his killer's eyes after being forced to crawl on all fours to try to get away following his fall before realising he has no escape. After being shot he sits upright against a wall, motionless and blood seeping out from his stomach wounds onto his white T-shirt as his life ebbs away. The assassin, who is rumoured to be Scottish but has yet to be arrested, appeared to be wearing a black baseball cap, a black jacket and black shorts and a white T-shirt round his neck he is thought to have used to hide his face before striking. Local reports today said Monaghan got the chance to try to escape after Lyons Jnr was killed instantly outside because the gunman's weapon jammed. The only images to emerge from Saturday's double shooting before the footage from the inside of the bar were pictures and video of Lyons Jnr lying dead on his back in shorts and a T-shirt on the terrace outside - before and after he was covered up by a blanket. Spanish police confirmed this morning they had yet to make any arrests, with a spokesman saying: 'The investigation is continuing into the fatal shooting of two men at a pub in Fuengirola, with nothing new at the moment.' Refuting claims yesterday by a government representative for the Malaga area that a third person had been hurt and was in hospital, the police spokesman said: 'There is no record of another person or people being injured.' We told how respected Malaga-based newspaper Sur reported today the wife of one of the two victims had witnessed the horror attack around 11.30pm on Saturday, but did not say which man's partner it was. The gunman fled on foot before rejoining an accomplice in a car who had driven him to the murder scene. Police have retraced part of their escape route to the old N-340 dual carriageway heading towards Benalmadena. Details about the make and colour of the getaway vehicle have not yet been released. Officers from an elite Spanish National Police Costa del Sol-based Anti-Drug and Organised Crime Unit UDYCO are heading the ongoing probe, although they are reporting to a local investigating judge coordinating the operation. Court officials are expected to confirm later today a secrecy order has been placed on the investigation, preventing public officials from making any detailed public comment. Such orders, called a 'secreto de sumario' in Spanish, are often placed on criminal probes especially in their infancy to protect investigations by limiting the number of people who have access to sensitive information. Some local reports point to witnesses identifying the shooter as a 'blond man' and investigators working on the theory British nationals are behind the gangland killing, but detectives have not commented. The National Police has confirmed two men were killed but declined to name them, saying in the force's only official statement so far: 'Around midnight on Saturday an incident with firearms occurred in Fuengirola, specifically at an entertainment venue along the seafront. 'Two males died as a result from gunshot wounds. 'The investigation is ongoing and no arrests have been made so far.' A British woman answered the phone at the Irish bar, said to be owned by Ross Monaghan, yesterday morning but said she had been told by the police not to make any comment. Career criminal Monaghan, who fled Scotland for Spain after a failed attempt on his life outside a Glasgow primary school in 2017, was tried but acquitted over the murder of notorious Glasgow hood Kevin 'Gerbil' Carroll at an Asda car park in 2010. In August 2017 he and Eddie Lyons Jr, both members of the Lyons Glasgow crime family, were cleared of being involved in a brutal street attack on three men outside the Campsie bar in Bishopbriggs, East Dunbartonshire. 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. Saturday night's gun murders follow the fatal shooting nearly six weeks ago of a 32-year-old British man in nearby Calahonda a 15-minute drive from the Irish bar towards Marbella. He was shot dead around 8pm on April 21 in a professional hit as he headed back to his car after finishing a football match with friends. The killers fled in a getaway car that was later torched. Police are investigating the brutal assassination as a drug-related gang shooting but have yet to make any arrests. The victim has not been named but was known to come from Liverpool. Reports at the time described the incident as the fourth shooting so far that month on the Costa del Sol, where rival gangs have increasingly used extreme violence to settle scores and a number of international mafias are known to have a base. Four days before the Calahonda shooting a 34-year-old man was rushed to the Costa del Sol Hospital in Marbella after being shot outside a nightclub in the famous Costa del Sol resort. Monaghans Fuengirola describes itself online as a place 'where you can relax and spend the day enjoying great home cooked meals on a sunny terrace and watch live sporting events.' It also bills itself as a 'family friendly sports bar and restaurant located in Torreblanca, Fuengirola opposite one of the area's most popular beaches.' Torreblanca is to the east of Fuengirola town centre and a stone's throw from an area called Los Boliches.
Daily Mail
02-06-2025
- General
- Daily Mail
Terrifying moment gangster is chased through his Costa del Sol pub and shot dead by hitman who had killed his criminal associate seconds earlier
This is the terrifying moment a gangster was chased through his Costa del Sol pub and shot dead by a hitman who had killed his criminal associate just seconds earlier. Graphic footage broadcast on Spanish TV today shows the killer assassinating Scottish gangster Ross Monaghan, 43, after a pursuit through his bar. The gunman is seen dressed in black, striding towards Monaghan as he stumbles and drops to his knees in front of him. He appeared to turn to look at his killer after a desperate attempt to scramble away. Bystanders are seen running for their lives before the assailant fires at least four rounds into Monaghan from close range. Just moments before, the unknown hitman had killed the gangster's associate, Eddie Lyons Jnr, outside the pub. One man died instantly and although attempts were made to revive the other, he was also pronounced dead at the scene. The shooting occurred late on Saturday, after the Champions League final between PSG and Inter Milan. Spanish police confirmed this morning they had yet to make any arrests. 'The investigation is continuing into the fatal shooting of two men at a pub in Fuengirola, with nothing new at the moment,' a spokesperson said. Monaghan is seen in the clip, after being shot, sat upright against a wall, motionless, with clear wounds to his stomach. His assassin appeared to be wearing a black ensemble with a white T-shirt masking his identity. The footage was broadcast this morning on popular Telecinco programme El Programa de Ana Rosa. Local reports today said Monaghan had seconds to try to escape after the gunman's weapon jammed. Police pushed back on claims that a third person had been hurt and was in hospital. 'There is no record of another person or people being injured,' a spokesperson said. The wife of one of the victims witnessed the attack, according to Malaga-based news outlet Sur. The outlet did not say which man's partner it was. The gunman in understood to have fled on foot before rejoining an accomplice in a car who had driven him to the murder scene. Police have so far retraced part of their escape route to the old N-340 dual carriageway heading towards Benalmadena. Details on the getaway vehicle have not yet been released. Officers from an elite Spanish National Police Costa del Sol-based Anti-Drug and Organised Crime Unit UDYCO are heading the ongoing probe, although they are reporting to a local investigating judge coordinating the operation. Court officials are expected to confirm later today a secrecy order has been placed on the investigation, preventing public officials from making any detailed public comment. Such orders, called a 'secreto de sumario' in Spanish, are often placed on criminal probes especially in their infancy to protect investigations by limiting the number of people who have access to sensitive information. Some local reports cite witnesses in identifying the assassin as a 'blond man. Investigators are working on the theory that British nationals are behind the gangland killing, but detectives have not commented. The National Police has confirmed two men were killed but declined to name them. 'Around midnight on Saturday an incident with firearms occurred in Fuengirola, specifically at an entertainment venue along the seafront,' reads the only official statement to date. 'Two males died as a result from gunshot wounds. The investigation is ongoing and no arrests have been made so far.' A British woman answered the phone at the Irish bar, said to be owned by Ross Monaghan, yesterday morning but said she had been told by the police not to comment. Monaghans Fuengirola describes itself online as a place 'where you can relax and spend the day enjoying great home cooked meals on a sunny terrace and watch live sporting events.' It also bills itself as a 'family friendly sports bar and restaurant located in Torreblanca, Fuengirola opposite one of the area's most popular beaches.' Torreblanca is to the east of Fuengirola town centre and a stone's throw from an area called Los Boliches. Career criminal Monaghan, who fled Scotland for Spain after a failed attempt on his life outside a Glasgow primary school in 2017, was tried but acquitted over the murder of notorious Glasgow hood Kevin 'Gerbil' Carroll at an Asda car park in 2010. In August 2017 he and Eddie Lyons Jr, both members of the Lyons Glasgow crime family, were cleared of being involved in a brutal street attack on three men outside the Campsie bar in Bishopbriggs, East Dunbartonshire. 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. Saturday night's gun murders follow the fatal shooting nearly six weeks ago of a 32-year-old British man in nearby Calahonda a 15-minute drive from the Irish bar towards Marbella. He was shot dead around 8pm on April 21 in a professional hit as he headed back to his car after finishing a football match with friends. The killers fled in a getaway car that was later torched. Police are investigating the brutal assassination as a drug-related gang shooting but have yet to make any arrests. The victim has not been named but was known to come from Liverpool. Reports at the time described the incident as the fourth shooting so far that month on the Costa del Sol, where rival gangs have increasingly used extreme violence to settle scores and a number of international mafias are known to have a base. Four days before the Calahonda shooting a 34-year-old man was rushed to the Costa del Sol Hospital in Marbella after being shot outside a nightclub in the famous Costa del Sol resort.
