CRIME BOSS KILLED FOR MEDDLING

Hit was ‘love ban revenge’

MAFIA boss Francesco “Franky

Boy” Cali may have been killed by a man he had banned from will be in grave danger as well. Their lives

will never be the same again.” dating his niece.

Following Comello’s arrest on Saturday Detectives have arrested construction at the home of his parents in Brick, worker Anthony Comello, who is understood New Jersey, police found a number of to have held a personal vendetta weapons. against the head of New York’s The murder weapon, a 9mm pistol, has Gambino crime family. not yet been recovered.

The 24-year-old is believed The suspect has told to have no ties to the mob police he was high on marijuana himself, but initial reports and was acting in claim he carried out the hit self-defence because Cali after being told he was had a gun. unable to date Cali’s niece. On Saturday a pick-up

She was said to be inside truck matching one sighted the mobster’s home at the at the crime scene and belonging time of the killing last to Comello was also Wednesday. recovered by cops.

Chief of detectives Dermot The mafia don, 53, was Shea said: “While we blasted at least 10 times outside believe we have the shooter his mansion in Staten in custody in this incident, Island’s Todt Hill neighbourhood. the investigation is far from over.” It prompted initial speculation

Police were led to the suspect of a bloody Gambino after finding a fingerprint power struggle. on the number plate GUNNED DOWN: Cali But since realising the of Cali’s silver SUV. killing was not the well

The plate had fallen from the vehicle after orchestrated mob assassination initially the killer crashed into his car outside his feared, the FBI has scaled back its role in mansion in Staten Island. the case.

In surveillance footage of the murder, a Cali’s murder was the first assassination man can be seen handing the damaged of a New York City mafia don since an plate back to him before opening fire. upstart John Gotti had Gambino boss Paul

A source said: “If he killed Franky Boy, Castellano killed outside Sparks Steak his life is over. House in Midtown in 1985.

“The mob will want him dead. His family