The suspected triggerman for the murder of Gary “The Canary” Carey was also suspected of being involved in a shocking mob attack on two gardai earlier this year, we can reveal.
The thug, aged in 30s, continues to be grilled in garda custody by detectives after his arrest from Mountjoy Prison on Tuesday over the killing last year. The gangster is alleged to have played a “central role” in footage taken of an attack on gardai in February in Ballyfermot, southwest Dublin.
On that occasion, following a funeral, a garda was hit with a bottle in the face as dozens of missiles were fired at him and his colleague. The two officers had been assisting an elderly woman who was almost knocked over by a youth on a scrambler bike when they were targeted with a hail of missiles.
