The Lyons family have controlled the Milton area of north Glasgow for decades. Eddie's brother Michael, 34, was Scotland's first crack cocaine overdose victim after swallowing the drugs during a 1999 police raid. Another brother Johnny, 40, is a convicted dealer who survived being gunned down three years ago.

Eddie's son, Eddie Jnr, 26, was charged along with his father, Johnny, Stephen and two others after a man was almost beaten to death at Chirnsyde six years ago. Charges against Eddie Sr, 47, and Johnny were dropped while Eddie Jnr and Stephen walked free on not proven verdicts.

Last year Stephen walked free from court on three attempted murder charges. In 2007 three members of the Lyons family were gunned down at an MOT station they own, 21 year old Michael Lyons died of his injuries.