Spanish bar where Ross Monaghan and Eddie Lyons Jnr shot dead to reopen under new name
The Spanish bar where two senior figures from a Scottish organised crime group were brutally shot dead is set to reopen this weekend under a new name.
Ross Monaghan, 43, and Eddie Lyons Jnr, 46, were shot dead at Monaghan's Bar in Fuengirola in the Costa Del Sol on May 31.
The bar, understood to have have been co-owned by Monaghan, will go under the new name of The Irish Rover, reports the BBC.
Michael Terrence Riley, from Merseyside, was arrested in England on Friday June 13 in connection with the alleged shootings in the Costa del Sol on May 31 under an international arrest warrant issued by the Spanish authorities.
The 44-year-old has been charged with two counts of murder and one of possession of a firearm. He appeared via videolink from HMP Wandsworth on Thursday June 19 to confirm his name and date of birth during a brief hearing.
The hearing was adjourned until Friday June 20 due to problems with the feed, so he can appear in the dock in person. His full extradition hearing is expected to be held later this year.
Mongahan and Lyons Jnr, both linked to the Lyons crime clan, were targeted by a lone gunman in front of friends and customers after watching the Champions League final.
The Spanish National Police noted the suspect's gun jammed after he killed Lyons Jnr with a single shot outside the bar, before pursuing Monaghan inside and firing two shots which proved fatal.
Speaking at a press conference in Spain on Tuesday, Chief Supt Pedro Agudo Novo said: "The double murder was carried out by a professional killer and member of one of the victims' rival gangs.
"In this case we are not talking about an independent hired killer but an internal member of the rival Daniels gang who ends up assassinating two members of an enemy gang."
The Chief Supt also alleged the killer was not an independent hired killer but an internal member of the rival Daniel gang.
However Police Scotland, who have been investigating the war between the rival crime syndicates for decades, seemed to suggest the killing had nothing to do with their rivalry - or the war on the Daniel mob being waged by Lyons associate Ross McGill.
Henchmen of the Dubai-based former Rangers ultra have targeted the Daniel mob and associates since March over a fallout regarding a stolen stash of cocaine.
Homes, people and businesses have been targeted in firebombings, knife attacks and shootings, in Glasgow, Edinburgh and surrounding areas, and is being investigated by Police Scotland as part of Operation Portaledge.
Assistant Chief Constable Stuart Houston previously said: "We are not aware of any current evidence which suggests the deaths of these two men in Spain are linked to the recent criminal attacks in Scotland being investigated as part of Operation Portaledge.
"We are aware of the statement from the Spanish Police and although we cannot comment on an ongoing investigation in another jurisdiction, our position remains that we have no current evidence to suggest that this incident was orchestrated from Scotland.
"We are aware of the arrest of an individual in the Merseyside area and will continue to support colleagues in Spain where necessary and if required by them."
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