The two Scottish victims were shot dead outside an Irish bar on the Costa del Sol
15:13, 14 Jun 2025Updated 15:14, 14 Jun 2025
Ross Monaghan and Eddie Lyons Jnr in 2017(Image: Daily Record)
A Merseyside man arrested in connection with the double murder of two people in Spain was today remanded in custody. Earlier today, Merseyside Police said a 44-year-old man was detained on Friday evening and appeared at Westminster Magistrates Court this morning, Saturday 14 June.
The hearing was the start of extradition proceedings to Spain and Michael Terrence Riley was remanded into custody to appear at the same court on June 19. He is facing extradition after an international arrest warrant was issued by the Spanish authorities who want to question him about a double murder at an Irish bar in Fuengirola.
The two men were shot dead and are understood to be Scots Eddie Lyons Junior and Ross Monaghan. They died after a gunman opened fire outside Monaghans Bar at around 11pm on May 31. The gunman then fled in the car with both men dying at the scene.
Eddie Lyons Junior and Ross Monaghan were connected to the Lyons family, a major organised crime group based in the west of Scotland. The two men had been watching the Champions League final with friends when they were targeted on the Andalusian town’s beachfront.
Monaghans Bar in Fuengirola(Image: Facebook)
Police Scotland previously said the attack did not appear to be linked with a series of criminal acts by rival groups in Scotland.
In a statement Merseyside Police said today: “We can confirm yesterday evening, Friday 13 June, a man was arrested in connection with two fatal shootings in Spain on 31 May.
“The 44-year-old man from Merseyside appeared at Westminster Magistrates Court this morning, Saturday 14 June, for the commencement of extradition proceedings to Spain. He has been remanded into custody to appear in court at a later date.”