Death and aftermath Stephen McKeag

a mural commemorating mckeag on hopewell crescent, off belfast s shankill road

mckeag found dead family members @ home @ florence court off crumlin road on 24 september 2000. face heavily bruised , crossbow bolt embedded wall nearby, assumed had been killed; post-mortem found death caused lethal combination of painkillers , cocaine. of supporters continued blame adair, due love triangle emerged between him , mckeag when tracey coulter started sleeping adair too. claimed adair s men had entered house, attacked mckeag, had fired crossbow @ them, , forced quantities of cocaine down throat kill him. there no evidence support these claims.

mckeag buried @ roselawn cemetery in east of city in front of around 1,000 mourners, including adair, smyth , uvf/rhc representatives, floral tributes sent ulster young militants , combat 18. although time estranged leadership of c company, mckeag s litany of violence meant retained hero status younger members of group , result new mural painted on lower shankill in commemoration of mckeag. has been updated several times, in 2016 when northern ireland housing executive condemned social democratic , labour party , alliance party of northern ireland allowing tribute multiple killer on 1 of properties.