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Who Is Ross McGill? Edinburgh Gang Feud Intensifies as Mark Richardson Limits Prison Visits

11 August, 2025 12:47

Edinburgh crime boss Mark Richardson is keeping a very tight circle while serving time at HMP Low Moss, allowing only his right-hand man, David Togher, to visit him in prison.

Richardson’s once-powerful criminal network has faced months of violent retaliation. Since March, there have been multiple machete attacks, firebombings of homes and businesses, and drive-by shootings by masked gunmen.

Sources believe these attacks are being directed by Ross McGill, a former Rangers football ultra who moved to Dubai several years ago. McGill is said to have the backing of several dangerous underworld figures.

The feud reportedly escalated after Richardson’s associates allegedly paid for drugs using counterfeit cash. McGill allegedly vowed revenge, targeting Richardson’s friends, family, and even his former partner.

In July, reports claimed McGill had gone “quiet” following a major police operation against gang-related violence. Operation Portaledge has so far led to 55 arrests linked to the attacks.

One of the earliest incidents was the firebombing of Belle Cheveux salon on Albert Street by a masked man. Another violent episode involved David McMillan, an associate of Richardson, who was allegedly attacked outside his home with machetes.

Richardson’s closest ally, David Togher, is well known in Edinburgh’s underworld. In 2017, Togher was jailed for six years for a daylight knife attack on Sean “Lugs” McGovern, a notorious gangster. Earlier this year, he reportedly escaped a street chase by machete-wielding thugs.

A source told Edinburgh Live: “Togher is the only one Richardson trusts to visit him. He’s been taking him DVDs and other items. Richardson isn’t talking about revenge attacks, but he definitely feels Ross McGill has disrespected him. There will be repercussions.”

For now, Richardson appears to be lying low in prison, but those close to him believe the gang war is far from over.

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