a Baby boom?

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.