Man Faces Extradition for Lawlor Murder

0:00It's April 3rd, I'm Cory with the story, and this is Europe News today, your AI-powered European briefing. A 44-year-old man from Klontarf in Dublin showed up in the high court facing extradition over the murder of gangster Robbie Lawlor, gunned. Down in Belfast, back on April 4th, 2020. Jonathan Gill got nabbed Thursday on a warrant from Northern Ireland cops, charged with Lawlor's killing, plus holding a 9-millimeter pistol, those. First few days of April that year, Lawlor himself was no stranger to trouble, tied to the brutal slaying and dismemberment of 17-year-old came already woods, whose body parts turned up scattered around Dublin the same year. Irish and Northern Irish police teamed up on this probe, hauling Gill into court Friday, where detectives confirmed his ID, no issues there, and the judge laid out his rights crystal clear. Gill's remanded to the full extradition hearing on April 21st, as his Lawlor's flagged some tricky legal angles that might need extra firepower.

1:03In court, this old case bubbling up shows these cross-border hits still haunt the streets.