{"id":21319,"date":"2025-04-15T06:55:16","date_gmt":"2025-04-15T06:55:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/21319\/"},"modified":"2025-04-15T06:55:16","modified_gmt":"2025-04-15T06:55:16","slug":"under-pressure-cops-plea-to-help-end-scotlands-terrifying-gang-war-as-firebomb-feud-hits-heart-of-daniel-clan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/21319\/","title":{"rendered":"Under-pressure cops plea to help end Scotland\u2019s terrifying gang war as firebomb feud hits heart of Daniel clan"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>THE mum of gangland boss Steven \u2018Bonzo\u2019 Daniel had her home torched this morning as mobsters ramped up their war against the notorious crime clan.<\/p>\n<p>Mystery hoods <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thescottishsun.co.uk\/news\/14638824\/glasgow-homes-firebombed-gang-war-daniels\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">set fire to 63-year-old Annette\u2019s house<\/a> just before 1am.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Steven Daniel and Annette Daniel leaving Glasgow High Court.\" height=\"960\" width=\"722\" data-credit=\"\" data-img=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/834696ca-9f6f-4b32-96d3-55e4f74a6a74.jpg\" data-caption=\"The mum of gangland boss Steven \u2018Bonzo\u2019 Daniel had her home torched\"   loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/834696ca-9f6f-4b32-96d3-55e4f74a6a74.jpg\" role=\"img\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>8<\/p>\n<p>The mum of gangland boss Steven \u2018Bonzo\u2019 Daniel had her home torched<a href=\"#\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Norman Daniel leaving Glasgow Sheriff Court.\" height=\"770\" width=\"685\" data-credit=\"\" data-img=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/af0c0525-d281-49cf-a489-56a892aa5eee.jpg\" data-caption=\"A bungalow belonging to her brother Norman, 72, was also set ablaze\"   loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/af0c0525-d281-49cf-a489-56a892aa5eee.jpg\" role=\"img\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>8<\/p>\n<p>A bungalow belonging to her brother Norman, 72, was also set ablaze<a href=\"#\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Pictured: Fire damage to a property in John Marshall Drive in Bishopbriggs, with a police cordon in place...Poperties associated with the Daniels family were targeted in firebomb attacks in Bishopbriggs as the feud intensified....(c) Dave Johnston\" height=\"455\" width=\"542\" data-credit=\"\" data-img=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/SCT_DAVE_JOHNSTON_ALBAPICS_Glagow_drugs_wars_firebombings_14042025_008JPG-JS987209315.jpg\" data-caption=\"The properties were targeted during the early hours of Monday morning\"   loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/SCT_DAVE_JOHNSTON_ALBAPICS_Glagow_drugs_wars_firebombings_14042025_008JPG-JS987209315.jpg\" role=\"img\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>8<\/p>\n<p>The properties were targeted during the early hours of Monday morning<a href=\"#\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Fire damage to a house in Glasgow.\" height=\"789\" width=\"960\" data-credit=\"\" data-img=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/SCT_DAVE_JOHNSTON_ALBAPICS_Glagow_drugs_wars_firebombings_14042025_005JPG-JS987209412.jpg\" data-caption=\"It is the latest in a string of firebomb attacks across the country\"   loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/SCT_DAVE_JOHNSTON_ALBAPICS_Glagow_drugs_wars_firebombings_14042025_005JPG-JS987209412.jpg\" role=\"img\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>8<\/p>\n<p>It is the latest in a string of firebomb attacks across the country<\/p>\n<p>A nearby bungalow belonging to her brother Norman, 72, was also set ablaze \u2014 with the chilling attacks in Bishopbriggs, near <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thescottishsun.co.uk\/topic\/glasgow\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Glasgow<\/a>, filmed and posted on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thescottishsun.co.uk\/topic\/social-media\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">social media<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>This afternoon under-pressure cops pleaded with the public to help end <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thescottishsun.co.uk\/news\/14560347\/mark-richardson-gangland-turf-war-eruption\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Scotland\u2019s terrifying gangland war<\/a> &#8211; as the chilling new footage showed the attacks striking at the heart of the Daniel <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thescottishsun.co.uk\/topic\/crime\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">crime<\/a> clan\u2019s family base.<\/p>\n<p>The homes where Bonzo\u2019s mum and uncle live were doused in flammable liquid and set alight in a co-ordinated blitz in the early hours of this morning.<\/p>\n<p>Sickening footage shows a thug pouring accelerant at Annette&#8217;s smart home in Bishopbriggs before the property is engulfed in flames.<\/p>\n<p>In the same clip it then cuts to the flame-filled bungalow belonging to Norman &#8211; who\u2019s believed to be involved in the scrap trade.<\/p>\n<p>The victims are the siblings of late crime boss Jamie Daniel.<br \/>A source said: \u201cThis mob are now directly attacking senior Daniel family members.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBonzo actually used to live in the house where his mum now stays so it\u2019s very much the wider family\u2019s base.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thescottishsun.co.uk\/topic\/police\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">police<\/a> will need to get on top of this soon or it\u2019s going to get even worse.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In the new video showing the homes in Bishopbriggs being ignited shortly after midnight on Monday, a message said: \u201cExterminate the Daniel virus.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this morning cops stood guard outside Annette\u2019s home hours after thugs filmed themselves sparking the huge fire.<\/p>\n<p>More homes firebombed and hoods issue chilling threat as gang war continues<\/p>\n<p>The front of the house in John Marshall Drive was badly damaged in a calculated attack that mirrors a growing number of late night incidents at properties linked to the Daniel family and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thescottishsun.co.uk\/topic\/edinburgh\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Edinburgh<\/a> mob boss Mark Richardson, 37.<\/p>\n<p>A few minutes away elderly Norman\u2019s home in Colston Drive was left in a melted mess with guttering and parts of the singed roof hanging over the front door.<\/p>\n<p>Cops probing the ongoing carnage that\u2019s erupted over the past six weeks in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thescottishsun.co.uk\/topic\/edinburgh\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Edinburgh<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thescottishsun.co.uk\/topic\/glasgow\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Glasgow<\/a> said a dedicated team of officers was doing everything to snare the maniacs involved &#8211; but needed help from the public.<\/p>\n<p>Detective Chief Superintendent Dave Ferry, Specialist Crime Division, said: \u201cWe rely on members of the public coming forward and giving us information.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe key to identifying these individuals is out there in the public.<br \/>\u201cI\u2019d ask the public to approach the police and give us information.<br \/>\u201cThey can do it anonymously through Crimestoppers or 101.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSometimes it\u2019s just that one piece of information that brings the case forward.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Houses engulfed in flames.\" height=\"600\" width=\"536\" data-credit=\"\" data-img=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/latest-attack-houses-milton-bishopbriggs-987165463.png\" data-caption=\"Chilling new footage showed the attacks striking at the heart of the Daniel crime clan\u2019s family base\"   loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/latest-attack-houses-milton-bishopbriggs-987165463.png\" role=\"img\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>8<\/p>\n<p>Chilling new footage showed the attacks striking at the heart of the Daniel crime clan\u2019s family base<a href=\"#\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Image of text that says &quot;Exterminate the Daniel Virus&quot; and &quot;To be continued...&quot;\" height=\"525\" width=\"546\" data-credit=\"\" data-img=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/latest-attack-houses-milton-bishopbriggs-987165429.png\" data-caption=\"The message appeared in the new video showing the homes in Bishopbriggs being ignited\"   loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/latest-attack-houses-milton-bishopbriggs-987165429.png\" role=\"img\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>8<\/p>\n<p>The message appeared in the new video showing the homes in Bishopbriggs being ignited<a href=\"#\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Detective Superintendent Dave Ferry of Police Scotland's Specialist Crime Division.\" height=\"624\" width=\"960\" data-credit=\"\" data-img=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/pictured-detective-superintendent-dave-ferry-987252264.jpg\" data-caption=\"Detective Chief Superintendent Ferry vowed to end the gang war\"   loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/pictured-detective-superintendent-dave-ferry-987252264.jpg\" role=\"img\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>8<\/p>\n<p>Detective Chief Superintendent Ferry vowed to end the gang war<a href=\"#\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Steven &quot;Bonzo&quot; Daniel, a member of the Daniel crime clan, walking outside.\" height=\"909\" width=\"960\" data-credit=\"\" data-img=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/gangster-steven-bonzo-daniel-part-485270350_4044bc.jpg\" data-caption=\"Annette is the mum of gangland boss Steven \u2018Bonzo\u2019 Daniel\"   loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/gangster-steven-bonzo-daniel-part-485270350_4044bc.jpg\" role=\"img\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>8<\/p>\n<p>Annette is the mum of gangland boss Steven \u2018Bonzo\u2019 Daniel<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPlease do have the confidence to come forward and trust us to do our jobs.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The top cop was speaking this afternoon at the Gartcosh Crime Campus where specialist teams are gathering evidence into the ongoing turf war between warring factions.<\/p>\n<p>The latest fire attacks came just 48 hours after <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thescottishsun.co.uk\/news\/14630596\/woman-boy-attack-milton-daniels-gangland-attack-glasgow\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">a 72-year-old woman and a 12-year-old lad were assaulted<\/a> in a property in Milton, Glasgow.<br \/>They remained in hospital last night with \u201csignificant injuries\u201d after Saturday\u2019s attack just after midnight.<\/p>\n<p>The suspects were wearing dark clothing and balaclavas, with cops eager to speak to anyone who saw a dark large family-style or SUV-type car in the area that night.<\/p>\n<p>Officers would urge anyone with information on this car, or anyone with dash-cam, doorbell footage or personal footage, to review it and get in touch.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s understood officers were last night investigating a motor found abandoned in the city\u2019s Finlas Street to see if it is linked.<\/p>\n<p>The despicable raid is one in a wave of firebombings, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thescottishsun.co.uk\/topic\/shootings\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">shootings<\/a> and assaults by menacing mobsters driven by a hatred of the notorious Glasgow crime clan formerly headed up by late kingpin Jamie Daniel.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s claimed the feud was sparked by a bitter fall-out over a \u00a3500,000 drug deal between Richardson cronies and Dubai-based mobsters.<\/p>\n<p>The fiends initially targeted properties in Edinburgh before the turf war spread west to Glasgow, with associates of the Daniel clan in the firing line.<\/p>\n<p>Detective Chief Superintendent Ferry added: \u201cWhile we believe these to be targeted attacks, I want to make it clear this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thescottishsun.co.uk\/topic\/violence\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">violence<\/a> will not be tolerated and we are following a number of lines of enquiry.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTo attack an elderly lady and a child is simply cowardly &#8211; no one should be made to feel unsafe in their own home.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are aware that videos of some of these fires have been posted online.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe publicising and glamorising these despicable and dangerous acts is abhorrent.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI would appeal for anyone who knows who is responsible to come forward, even anonymously and bring this behaviour to an end.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are using every resource at our disposal to trace those responsible for this despicable act as quickly as possible.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe understand these incidents will be concerning for the local community but please be assured we will bring those involved to justice.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Read more on the Scottish Sun<\/p>\n<p>In 2022, the Daniel home in John Marshall Drive was rammed by a car and set alight. Annette was home alone at the time and it\u2019s understood rivals were targeting Steven \u2018Bonzo\u2019 Daniel\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>Bonzo, 45, was left disfigured after a brutal <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thescottishsun.co.uk\/topic\/murder\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">murder<\/a> bid by the rival Lyons crew in 2017.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"THE mum of gangland boss Steven \u2018Bonzo\u2019 Daniel had her home torched this morning as mobsters ramped up&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":21320,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7826],"tags":[748,188,1102,13737,918,4884,1268,529,530,712,5120,5119,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-21319","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-glasgow","8":"tag-britain","9":"tag-crime","10":"tag-edinburgh","11":"tag-gangsters-and-criminals","12":"tag-glasgow","13":"tag-great-britain","14":"tag-homes","15":"tag-police","16":"tag-police-scotland","17":"tag-scotland","18":"tag-scottish-crime","19":"tag-section-newsscottish-news","20":"tag-uk","21":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21319","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=21319"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21319\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/21320"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21319"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=21319"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=21319"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}