Murder of convicted criminal called a 'brutal assassination' as two found guilty

Murder of convicted criminal called a 'brutal assassination' as two found guilty

The 54-year-old was shot at least six times as he sat in his silver BMW in 2019 - just days after being released from prison

Two Lurgan men guilty of ‘brutal assassination’ of Malcolm McKeown in Waringstown

Two men were today (Friday) found guilty of the “carefully planned and brutal assassination” of convicted criminal Malcolm McKeown almost six years ago. Jake O’Brien (30) and Andrew Thomas Kenneth Martin (29) were also found guilty of possession of two guns used to murder the 54-year-old at close range. Two other defendants, Stevie Lee Watson (36), from Princeton Avenue in Lurgan, and 36-year old Simon Smyth from Hazelgrove Avenue in Lurgan, wer…