Gardai are investiging a shooting in St. Mary's Park in the wee hours of this morning. The injured party is alleged to have been shot in the back and taken to the Regional, but later discharged.
It now transpires that it was one Liam 'Baby' Kelly Liam 'Baby' Kelly , who was due to appear in court today in relation sentencing for possession of heroin. Baby's Doctor appeared on his behalf claiming Baby had been shot and assaulted and claiming he was unfit to attend court. Baby is the brother of Aidan Kelly who was shot 2006.
It was only in March of this year!! that Baby and Robert Crawford pleaded guilty to a break in at Newcastlewest Autos and received six month sentences.
Baby has a bit of a history...
In 2007 he was sentenced to three months for failing to stop for the Gardai , he was shot at three times, and was involved in a bit of a fracas and accused of shooting Ian Brennan. He went forward for trial in 2008 in relation to the Brennan incident, for possession of a shotgun and attempt to endanger life. It was alleged Baby and Brennan argued over a girl, Baby's girlfriend (Leanne Campbell McNamara) , who was seemingly involved with both of them. Brennan gave evidence to say he was shot in the back and in the stomach by Baby. Not the first time there was an attempt on Brennan's life .
Ian Brennan had been out socialising with his friends Philip Collopy and Brian Scanlon. Brennan said he was 110% certain it was Baby. The jury failed to reach a verdict after three days and in 2009 he was up before the court again. Philip Collopy gave evidence stating ' sure I get shot at every week". Collopy, Brennan's friend stated the g unman's face was covered. Baby was acquitted. Collopy accidentally shot himself a couple of months later.
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so he didn't even serve the 6 months given back in March! the system just keeps failing and failing and failing. Interesting to see what sort of sentence will be handed out, if he turns up on court this week.
ReplyDeleteit's the ones with dozens of previous convictions that never serve their sentences, the ones that go around robbing and stealing and mugging and selling drugs. law in this city is a joke.
ReplyDeletehe was given a two year sentence today. prolly be out in a month. He said he was just trying to make a few pounds.
ReplyDeleteyeah and there was one from O'Malley Park up in court as well today for possession of two guns up in her attic. heard she got a two year suspended sentence because she said she was afraid to say no to the person who she couldnt name to store them there. there was some garda backing her up and she was seen shaking hands with the gard afterwards. leaves it wide open from now on for anyone to come up with that excuse to hide guns. its sickening.
ReplyDeletewell Liam that shaking is correct! I saw that one for myself. I went down for a bit of a nosey and a sconce around there yesterday.
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