Top Kinahan gang member considered targeting rival's daughter days before being shot in Regency attack, sentence hearing told

"Sean McGovern, known as 'Knife', was involved in directing a crime organization that committed serious offenses, including the murder of an innocent grandfather."

"The Special Criminal Court revealed that McGovern contemplated targeting a rival's daughter just two days after sustaining injuries in the Regency Hotel attack."

Sean McGovern, a high-level member of the Kinahan gang, is being sentenced for his role in directing a crime organization. This organization was involved in the murder of an innocent grandfather and in targeting rival criminal James 'Mago' Gately during the Hutch/Kinahan feud. McGovern, known by the nickname 'Knife' in encrypted communications, considered retaliatory actions against a rival's daughter shortly after being injured in a violent attack at the Regency Hotel.

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