Six jailed over gang murder plot
● Feud led to attack on drug clan leader ● Five victims targetted in series of hits
Six men guilty of a savage gangland murder plot in Glasgow have been jailed for a total of more than 104 years.
The gang, said to be part of the Lyons crime clan, were found guilty of plotting attempts to k ill five men linked to a rival gang.
A wave of violence in December 2016 escalated after the school shooting of Ross Monaghan. Five men were ambushed in a series of hits.
Six men guilty of a savage gangland murder plot in Glasgow have been jailed for a total of more than 104 years.
The gang were said to be part of the Lyons crime clan and were found guilty of plotting attempts to kill five men linked to their rivals, the Daniel family.
A wave of violence erupted in December 2016, escalating after the school shooting of Ross Monaghan–once cleared of murdering Daniel enforcer Kevin Carroll.
Five men were ambushed in a series of hits over a 15-month period.
Steven Daniel – nephew of late crimelord Jamie Daniel – was a primary target.
The ex-taxi firm boss suffered severe facial wounds after an attack near Glasgow’s M8 motorway in May 2017.
The guilty six yesterday returned to the High Court in Glasgow, having been convicted of conspiracy to murder last month following a 14-week trial.
Brian Ferguson, 37, Andrew Gallacher, 40, and John Hardie, 35, were all each jailed for 20 years.
Robert Pickett,54, was locked up for 16 years, while Peter Bain, 45, was sentenced to 15 years.
Andrew Sinclair was jailed for 13 years and three months.
Lord Mulholland told them: “Steven Daniel gave evidence and said that he was not aware of a feud between the Lyons and Daniel families.
“I did not believe a word and, more importantly, neither did the jury.”
The judge described the murder plot as“so phis ticat ed ”, involving high-tech tracker devices and encrypted mobile phones.
But he said the gang was un done by“good old f ashioned detective work”.
Lord Mulholland told them: “You sought to turn Glasgow into a war zone with your feud.
“This is a civilised country based on the rule of law. There is no place for this type of conduct, retribution or the law of the jungle.”
The attacks occurred amid a reported and long-running feud between the Lyons and Daniel clans.
Steven Daniel is a central figure in his family.
He was attacked in the early hours of 18 May 2017, having been at a Rangers match against Aberdeen at Ibrox the previous night.
A tracker was stuck on his Sko da Octavia allowing the gang to trace him from the ground eventually to the city’s Milton district.
The device was “the first type of its kind” used in Scotland obtained from a surveillance firm in Manchester.
A Volkswagen Golf deliberately crashed into the 39-yearold’s vehicle.
Daniel estimated“doing about 100 mph” as he was chased towards the M8 and planned togo down the wrong side of the motor way to escape. But his Skoda was again ploughed into at the M8 on-ramp at the city’s Port Dundas area.
Daniel said: “I just passed out. I[ remember] skidding towards a pole at the foot of the road.”
Daniel claimed he could not remember being attacked.
Prosecutors stated he was struck with a cleaver, hammer and other bladed weapons.
He remained in hospital for several weeks.
“You sought to turn Glasgow into a war zone with your feud. There is no place for this type of conduct”
LORD MULHOLLAND Trial judge