Davy Payne

Davy Payne (1949-březen 2003) byl brigádním generálem Shankill Road Brigade of the Ulster Freedom Fighters during The Troubles.

Biography

Davy Payne se narodil v Belfast, County Antrim, Northern Ireland in 1949 to a Presbyterian Ulster Scots family, and he was one of the first members of the Ulster Defense Association when it was formed in September 1971. He became commander of the Shankill Road Brigade of the Ulster Freedom Fighters during The Troubles, and he was the UDA/UFF's most violent and feared killer. He was addicted to using knives to torture victims before killing them, and he was known for his sadism. In 1974, he took over the North and West Belfast Brigades of the UDA, and he was involved with the murder of Social Democratic and Labor Party leader Paddy Wilson and the Dublin and Monaghan bombings. Poté, co byl obviněn ze zpronevěry finančních prostředků UDA, se s organizací rozešel, v polovině 70. let ji opustil a vyslovil se proti Andy Tyrie a skupině. Přežil četné pokusy o atentát a zemřel na infarkt v roce 2003 ve věku 54 let.

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