Crime figure was shot in own bedroom

SHORTLY after being shot in the head, Limerick crime figure Mikey Kelly, 48, told ambulance technicians that a gunman had come into his bedroom and fired at him, an inquest heard yesterday.

Mr Kelly who was shot on May 14, 2004, died a month later having lapsed into a coma.

The controversial figure spent more than 11 years in jail before going into the security business. He was elected an Alderman on Limerick City Council.