Ten-year sentence for driver of getaway car used in gangland murder

The court heard that getaway driver Gareth Brophy later accidentally set fire to his trousers while attempting to burn out the stolen Mercedes used in the murder.

A man who drove the gunman to and from the gangland murder of David Douglas, who was shot six times in front of his daughter, has been been given a 10-year sentence.

The Special Criminal Court heard that getaway driver Gareth Brophy, 25, later accidentally set fire to his trousers while attempting to burn out the stolen Mercedes used in the murder.