‘GUBU’ murderer seeks release

HIS dramatic arrest sparked the phrase that is forever associated with Charles Haughey.

But now infamous killer Malcolm MacArthur is fighting for his freedom — and today is expected to launch a fresh court bid to be released.

The murderer, who has served 24 years in prison, was sensationally arrested at the home of Attorney General Patrick Connolly, in August 1982. The dramatic circumstances of his arrest were described by Mr Haughey, then Taoiseach, as “grotesque, unbelievable, bizarre and unprecedented” — coined afterwards as “GUBU” by journalist Conor Cruise O’Brien.