Former UVF terrorist engaged to Thai bride 50 years his junior
An infamous Irish terrorist revealed his engagement to a Thai bride half a century younger. Gormy McMullan, a prime suspect in the Loughinisland massacre, announced his upcoming nuptials to Thai national Bannapon Nuch Jathasan on social media, igniting a storm of reactions.
“I have decided she is my main one now.”
The 71 year old murder suspect proudly declared in response to a flurry of congratulatory messages. The pair reportedly met 18 months ago during one of McMullan’s many trips to Thailand and Vietnam.
A former member of the UVF under the notorious Shankill Butchers’ leader Lenny Murphy, McMullan reportedly has a chilling past. However, when contacted by the Sunday World for comment, McMullan refused to divulge details about his and his Thai bride’s plans or where they intend to settle down.
It remains uncertain whether McMullan’s bride Bannapon is prepared to trade the sun-kissed beaches of Thailand for Belfast’s Newtownards Road. Friends of the Irishman insist that he’s been candid about his violent past with his bride-to-be.
“Gormy has told Bannapon all about his days in the Red Hand Commando and the UVF. He’s made it clear that his terrorist days are over, and now he’s just involved with the UVF Regimental Band, where he parades in a Guards dress uniform and carries a ceremonial sword.”
McMullan’s dark history includes being a suspected getaway driver in the UVF’s brutal attack on the Heights Bar in Loughinisland, Co Down, where six Catholics were murdered in 1994. The award-winning documentary No Stone Unturned implicated McMullan in this atrocity, though he was never charged.
Originally from the Clarawood estate in East Belfast, McMullan’s criminal career spans decades, with convictions for bombing a Catholic bar and robbing a meat plant. His associations with the Shankill Butchers and their leader, Lenny Murphy, have only cemented his notorious reputation.
Despite his gruesome past, McMullan shockingly defended the Butchers in a BBC interview.
“I regarded them as a decent bunch of lads.”
McMullan’s controversial statements and violent history continue to haunt him, yet the Irishman seems unfazed as he embarks on a new chapter in his life with Bannapon, reported Sunday World.
