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Two killers who executed Kenny Reilly in gangland hit slapped with 'super Asbos'

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Two killers have become the first Scots serving life sentences to be hit with so-called "super Asbos" after they were found guilty of a gangland execution.

Darren Eadie, 30, and John Kennedy, 41, were convicted last month of murdering Kenny Reilly in Maryhill, Glasgow, on April 16, 2018.

Kennedy was ordered to serve a minimum of 26 years for the shooting, while Eadie was handed 24 years. After being convicted following the trial, Eadie's father Morton Eadie, 56, as well as 30 year-old Ross Fisher were also jailed for life.Prosecutors then moved for Serious Crime Prevention Orders (SCPO) - designed to monitor and restrict the activities of criminals when they are released from prison - to be imposed on Darren Eadie and Kennedy.

Eadie and Kennedy appeared in the dock today for a hearing at the High Court in Glasgow. Lord Beckett - who had been the trial judge - asked prosecutor David Dickson: "Has the Crown made such an application before in a life sentence case?"He replied: "Research shows that has not been previously done."The QCs for Eadie and Kennedy had argued against the SCPOs being imposed.One of the restrictions is thought to be any money a criminal has access to after he or she is freed.Eadie's advocate Gordon Jackson told the hearing: "I do not know in 24 years time what £1,000 will be worth."Who knows what the world would be like in 24 years."John Scullion, defending Kennedy, said: "The order sought is un-necessary."After hearing from the lawyers, Lord Beckett said he had considered a number of factors including the "planning and sophistication" of Reilly's murder.The judge added: "Both of you were sentenced to life imprisonment."Darren Eadie will be about 50 (when possibly released) and John Kennedy in his

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