Gangster Brian ‘Tosser’ Meehan, who is serving life for the 1996 murder of the hero crime journalist, was recently granted a day outside the grounds of Shelton Abbey open prison in Arklow, Co Wicklow.
Sources confirmed Meehan, 55, who was moved to the relatively open facility last year, was brought to the Bridgewater Shopping Centre in Arklow earlier this month. There, Meehan enjoyed several hours of freedom, roaming the shops and mingling with the public for the first time in 22 years.
The infamous killer, who was part of the John Gilligan-led mob that carried out the murder of Ms Guerin at Dublin’s Naas Road on June 26, 1996, enjoyed his first taste of freedom just days before the 26th anniversary of her killing. It is understood he remained accompanied and under the watchful eye of a prison officer throughout his day out.
