Irish Daily Mirror

KEANE SUSPECT THREAT SHOCK:

NARCOS MURDER: SICK KILLER IN VIDEO THREAT HORROR pal claims ‘savage’ then butchered teen

- BY PAT FLANAGAN in Drogheda news@irishmirro­r.ie

THE main suspect for the murder and dismemberm­ent of teenager Keane Mulready-woods threatened to murder another man shortly before the savage killing.

The Irish Mirror has obtained a tape of the suspect vowing to “put a bullet in the head” of the man involved.

The target was so terrified by the threats and the firebombin­g of his house in Drogheda, Co Louth, he was forced to flee the country.

A video recording of the call from the notorious criminal to his terrified victim is now circulatin­g. It is understood the man who murdered and butchered 17-year-old Keane has been involved in a number of serious crimes in the town.

A pal of the threatened man said the suspect involved is a “savage” who should be behind bars.

He added: “He threatened my friend and we have it on video. He said he was going to put a bullet in his head and you can hear him saying it.

“He was going around threatenin­g other people as well and then he killed poor Keane.”

It is also believed the suspect, who has himself escaped a number of murder bids, was behind a spate of firebombin­gs in the Drogheda area. Meanwhile, gardai continued to search the house in Rathmullen Park in the town where Keane was murdered and dismembere­d last Sunday night.

A number of items were removed by officers in evidence bags yesterday and it is understood several knives have been retrieved from the property.

A source said: “It’s still an evidencega­thering exercise and while there will not be an imminent arrest it is only a matter of time before there will be at least one.”

Keane’s psychotic killers dumped his arms and legs in a holdall near a rival gangster’s home in Moatview estate in Coolock, North Dublin, on

Monday night. Then, at around 1.30am on Wednesday morning, Keane’s head and hands were discovered in a burning car in Drumcondra.

Detectives were yesterday looking for the torso of the tragic teen and were searching an area near where a serious gang rival lives on the Louth/meath border.

Tensions are still running high in Drogheda as gardai fear reprisals for the murder of the teenager which has shocked the nation.

It is understood Keane was abducted in the Ballsgrove area of the

town and taken to the house in Rathmullen where he was tortured, murdered and his body dismembere­d.

It is believed he knew his life was at risk but did not realise the main threat came from the man who murdered him.

Detectives warned Keane on January 5 his life was in danger and had even issued him an offical form stating so.

Gardai have mounted extra patrols in the town for the weekend and the Armed Response Units are on high alert.

The source added: “Everything that can be done is being done. There are extra patrols along with routine ones and there is back-up there if needed.”

The intensive murder investigat­ion team, led by experience­d Garda Chief Supt Christy Mangan, is confident of bringing Keane’s evil killers to justice.

Gardai also said yesterday body parts found in a car in Dublin on Wednesday have been confirmed to be those of the teenager.

A spokesman said: “An Garda Siochana, investigat­ing the murder of Keane Mulready-woods, have received confirmati­on from Forensic Science Ireland the partial human remains discovered at Trinity Terrace, on January 15 are those of Keane Mulready-woods.

“The family have been informed.”

We will get these people behind bars and make this town safe again

LEO VARADKAR DROGHEDA YESTERDAY

 ??  ?? SCENE Officers remove car in Dublin
JUST A CHILD.. Victim Keane Mulreadywo­ods was 17
SCENE Officers remove car in Dublin JUST A CHILD.. Victim Keane Mulreadywo­ods was 17
 ??  ?? INVESTIGAT­ION Chief Supt Andrew Watters
INVESTIGAT­ION Chief Supt Andrew Watters
 ??  ?? GRUESOME FIND Body parts are taken away
VICTIM He was told his life was in danger
GRUESOME FIND Body parts are taken away VICTIM He was told his life was in danger

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