Ex-loyalist paramilitary chief Sam 'Skelly' McCrory dies 'after fall' in Scotland

dailyrecord.co.uk:

The ex-chief of a loyalist paramilitary group in Northern Ireland has reportedly died in a fall. Sam ‘Skelly’ McCrory, a former leader of the Ulster Defence Association (UDA), passed away in Scotland over the weekend.The 57-year-old is said to have accidentally fallen on concrete steps and suffered a catastrophic head injury as a result.

According to Belfast Live, tributes to McCrory - the first loyalist paramilitary to come out as gay - emerged on social media from loyalist circles on Sunday night amid rumours that he had been the victim of violence.

However, that speculation was roundly rejected by those closest to him and his family. Tracey Coulter wrote to McCrory’s 5,000 Facebook friends, urging the spreading of rumours about his sudden demise to stop.She said: “People really need think before they speak.

Yes Samuel Skelly McCrory has passed away [but] through a fall down concrete steps. Not murder or the rest of the stories that people [are] chin wagging."God bless you Skelly.