Gangland hitman who executed 'Gerbil' Carroll let out of prison for dad's funeral

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The assassin who executed Kevin “Gerbil” Carroll was allowed out of jail yesterday for his father’s funeral.Hitman William Paterson – serving a life sentence for the killing in 2010 – was comforted by friends and family following the service for William snr.The service was delayed by nearly half an hour as the vehicle bringing Paterson to the funeral from prison was delayed.Smartly dressed in a long black coat, with black shoes, trousers and tie, the 43-year-old arrived at Glasgow Crematorium in a white Ford Transit people carrier.Sporting a fresh haircut and a grey scarf, he was handcuffed to a male security officer and flanked by two female guards on his way to and from the service.Paterson, a key lieutenant in the Lyons crime gang, was one of around 200 mourners.

His father passed away last month following a trip to his local shop. William snr’s body had arrived at the crematorium in a white carriage drawn by two white horses.A bagpiper played as mourners entered the chapel and a song by Simply Red was played over the sound system.A Police Scotland car was parked yards from the ­crematorium.

After the service, Paterson, who is known as Buff, was escorted back to the vehicle in which he had arrived.He shared hugs with pals Eddie Lyons and Liam Boyle before returning to jail.A gangland source said: “He wasn’t the closest with his dad but he loved him and wouldn’t have missed the service for the world.“He’s gutted he’s gone but pleased he was able to go and say goodbye.”Paterson gunned down Gerbil, 29, in a supermarket car park in broad daylight, in front of terrified shoppers on January 13, 2010.Gerbil – a feared enforcer for the notorious Daniel crime clan – was sitting in the back of a car outside Asda in Robroyston,