Crime boss gets 7 years for wounding 6-year-old girl

A MAN described as a leading organised crime figure who wounded a young girl out playing when he shot at rival gang members has been jailed for seven years.

Limerick Circuit Criminal Court heard that Christy Curtin, 39, was “a violent individual who operates an organised crime gang in the city”.

He pleaded guilty to unlawful possession of a Lanber semi-automatic shot gun at Southill on May 31 last along with ammunition.