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Two killers who executed Kenny Reilly in gangland hit slapped with 'super Asbos'

Two killers have become the first Scots serving life sentences to be hit with so-called "super Asbos" after they were found guilty of a gangland execution.

Darren Eadie, 30, and John Kennedy, 41, were convicted last month of murdering Kenny Reilly in Maryhill, Glasgow, on April 16, 2018.

Kennedy was ordered to serve a minimum of 26 years for the shooting, while Eadie was handed 24 years.

After being convicted following the trial, Eadie's father Morton Eadie, 56, as well as 30 year-old Ross Fisher were also jailed for life.

Prosecutors then moved for Serious Crime Prevention Orders (SCPO) - designed to monitor and restrict the activities of criminals when they are released from prison - to be imposed on Darren Eadie and Kennedy.

Kenny Reilly (PA)

Eadie and Kennedy appeared in the dock today for a hearing at the High Court in Glasgow.

Lord Beckett - who had been the trial judge - asked prosecutor David Dickson: "Has the Crown made such an application before in a life sentence case?"

He replied: "Research shows that has not been previously done."

The QCs for Eadie and Kennedy had argued against the SCPOs being imposed.

One of the restrictions is thought to be any money a criminal has access to after he or she is freed.

Eadie's advocate Gordon Jackson told the hearing: "I do not know in 24 years time what £1,000 will be worth.

"Who knows what the world would be like in 24 years."

John Scullion, defending Kennedy, said: "The order sought is un-necessary."

After hearing from the lawyers, Lord Beckett said he had considered a number of factors including the "planning and sophistication" of Reilly's murder.

The judge added: "Both of you were sentenced to life imprisonment.

"Darren Eadie will be about 50 (when possibly released) and John Kennedy in his mid-60s.

"This does not mean you will be harmless. Morton Eadie participated in this murderous plot in his early 50s.

"In the whole circumstances, I am satisfied the criteria has been met to make a SCPO in each of your cases.

"There is a risk, both real and significant, that you will re-offend in this way again."

The SCPOs will each last for five years and will begin when Eadie and Kennedy are freed from prison.

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