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Don reports say 60 year old was not Kelly, The Smuggler.

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Wilson clan caught up in more trouble as Luke has lucky escape after fight



OUT OF CONTROL: Kathleen Wilson attacks Sunday World reporter Niall Donald over questions about her hitman son Eric, as her grandson Luke Wilson tries to intervene

HERE IS gun victim Luke Wilson looking on as his granny flies into a rage after being asked about her hitman son Eric's murder conviction. As Kathleen Wilson launches her attack, Luke intervenes, telling his grandmother: "Get back in the house nan, stop now."

Eighteen months after this photo, Luke (18), would miraculously survive after being shot twice in the head at Memorial Park in Inchicore, Dublin. Gardai believe he was shot last Sunday afternoon by one of his own pals, following a vicious pub row over his dead uncle mobster, John Wilson.

The 19-year-old criminal shot Luke after luring him to the GAA pitch in Inchicore - just months after he posed for a photo in a pub with his arm around his victim. The teenage thug is known to gardai and is a close associate of the son of a veteran Ballyfermot mobster known as 'The Smuggler'.



VICIOUS: Gardai at scene of Inchicore shooting

Despite his tender years, Luke Wilson has been involved in a number of violent conflicts in west Dublin. In July, his home on Cremona Road was attacked by masked criminals after Luke was involved in a separate fist fight. The teenager had been involved in a vicious street brawl with a notorious criminal in the Ballyfermot area following a night out.

Luke's rival comes from a well-known criminal family and he is an associate of serial burglar Kenneth Locke, from Ramillies Road, who is currently serving a sevenyear sentence for robbery. The fight - described by one source as "genuinely shocking" - was eventually broken up by members of the Garda Traffic Unit and both men were arrested.

Luke was subsequently visited by his uncle John in Ballyfermot Garda station. The fight lead to a series of tit-for-tat incidents, with bricks being thrown into a number of addresses in the area.

Luke was raised by his grandmother and uncle John following the tragic death of his mother, Deborah, in 2008. Deborah had a chronic addiction to heroin and had spent much of Luke's life in prison.

Slashing

In 2001 she was jailed for five years for slashing a New Zealand woman's face in a bag snatch bid. Last year, Luke's uncle, John Wilson, was shot dead at his home in Ballyfermot after collecting his children from school. The 35-year-old had a long history of involvement in organised crime. He was the prime suspect for a triple shooting in the Player's Lounge pub in Fairview, which left three innocent men seriously injured.

Two of Luke's other uncles are currently serving jail sentences. Eric 'Lucky' Wilson (28), was jailed for 23 - years for blasting Daniel Smith (24), to death in a bar in Spain 2010. Luke's other uncle, Keith (24), was caged for life in November 2011 for the killing of Daniel Gaynor (25), in Finglas.

Gaynor was hired by the RIRA to kill Colm Owens (34), targeted because he was friendly with 'The Smuggler', who hired John Wilson to carry out the Player's Lounge shooting . In response, gunman Keith Wilson was hired to hit back at the RIRA and in August 2010, Gaynor was shot in the neck by hitman Keith. However, he left evidence at the scene and was forced to flee to Spain.