2022-10-10
Notorious hitman alleged to have been mercenary for gang involved in murder of popstar's lover
Stage: Sentence
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: An eyewitness to the murder of the pop star's lover has said that the hitman, who has also been jailed here for his role in a Kinahan cartel murder plot, was not present at the scene. Arakas, who appeared in the court today with a long beard and pony-tail, was jailed by the non-jury Special Criminal Court after he pleaded guilty to conspiring with others to murder Mr Gately in Northern Ireland between April 3 and 4, 2017.