Fears drugs gang killed teen over stolen car

FEARS are growing that a Limerick teenager may have been murdered after stealing a car for a joyride not knowing a gang had stashed drugs in the vehicle.

Tue, 25 Jul, 2006 - 01:00

Jimmy Woulfe, Mid-West Correspondent

Gardaí have confirmed that Richard ‘Happy’ Kelly, aged 17, may have met a violent death.

He has been missing since April 23.

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