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In September 2019 Kevin Lunney, [[chief operating officer]] of [[Quinn Industrial Holdings]], was abducted from his home near [[Derrylin]], beaten and left near Drumcoghill, Co. Cavan.<ref name=journal-intimidation-campaign-quinn-insurance>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2)</ref>
==Abduction==
He drove into the laneway leading to his home and noticed a white car ahead of him, which quicly reversed into his car.<ref name=bbc-qih-director-tells-of-torture-by-gang/> He locked the doors but two men smashed the windows and dragged him out.<ref name=bbc-qih-director-tells-of-torture-by-gang/> A third man threatened him with a Stanley knife, telling him to get into the [[Trunk (car)|boot]] of a black Audi.<ref name=bbc-qih-director-tells-of-torture-by-gang/> The attackers then set Lunneys' car and the white car [[Arson|on fire]].<ref name=bbc-qih-director-tells-of-torture-by-gang/>
Lunney managed to unlock the boot and tried to escape but was beaten and thrown back into the car.<ref name=bbc-qih-director-tells-of-torture-by-gang/>
He was driver across the border to County Cavan to a place he described as "an old farmyard space" and taken inside a [[Horse trailer|horsebox]].<ref name=bbc-qih-director-tells-of-torture-by-gang/> The man with the knife said You know why you're here. It's about QIH and you're going to resign.' to which Kevin Lunney said "Yes".<ref name=bbc-qih-director-tells-of-torture-by-gang/>
The man with the knife then ran the knife under each of Lunneys' nails, then the gang poured bleach over his hands and rubbed them roughly with a rag.<ref name=bbc-qih-director-tells-of-torture-by-gang/> They then cut his clothes off, leaving deep cuts, poured bleach on the cuts and rubbed them roughly with a rag.<ref name=bbc-qih-director-tells-of-torture-by-gang/> Kevin Lunney thought he was screaming, but didn't remember.<ref name=bbc-qih-director-tells-of-torture-by-gang/>
The gang told Lunney they had watched him, his family and the other directors and if the directors did not resign the gang would come after them.<ref name=bbc-qih-director-tells-of-torture-by-gang/>
The man with the knife also cut Lunneys' face five or six times on each side of his face and cut the letters "QIH" into Lunneys' chest.<ref name=bbc-qih-director-tells-of-torture-by-gang/> His leg was hit with a short fencepost or baseball bat - he heard it break.<ref name=bbc-qih-director-tells-of-torture-by-gang/> His leg was hit a second time, leaving it broken in two places.<ref name=bbc-qih-director-tells-of-torture-by-gang/>
The gang said "We have to rough you up, we have to mark you, we have to make sure you remember."<ref name=bbc-qih-director-tells-of-torture-by-gang/>
He was dumped on the side of a road in County Cavan.<ref name=bbc-qih-director-tells-of-torture-by-gang/> He feared he was going to die as he was cold, in excruciating pain and losing blood.<ref name=bbc-qih-director-tells-of-torture-by-gang/>
He was found by a man driving a tractor saw him on the side of the road around 21:00 [[British Summer Time|BST]] and called [[Garda Síochána|the Gardaí]].<ref name=bbc-qih-director-tells-of-torture-by-gang/>
==Reactions==
[[Seán Quinn]] has condemned the violence.<ref name=journal-intimidation-campaign-quinn-insurance/><ref name=bbc-qih-director-tells-of-torture-by-gang>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2)</ref> In an interview with [[Channel 4 News]] Seán Quinn said that he no longer wanted to regain control of his former businesses.<ref name=journal-sean-quinn-kevin-lunney-attack>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2)</ref>
==Police investigations==
Members of both an Garda Síochána and [[PSNI]] are investigating the attack.<ref name=bbc-qih-director-tells-of-torture-by-gang/>
In November 2019, Cyril McGuinness, chief suspect in the kidnapping, died in a police raid on his home in [[Buxton]], Derbyshire.<ref name=bbc-kevin-lunney-abduction-suspect-cyril-mcguinness-dies>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2)</ref> The cause of death was reported to be a heart attack and the death is being investigated by [[Independent Office for Police Conduct]].<ref name=bbc-kevin-lunney-abduction-suspect-cyril-mcguinness-dies/>
==References==
[[Category:2019 crimes in Northern Ireland]]
==Abduction==
He drove into the laneway leading to his home and noticed a white car ahead of him, which quicly reversed into his car.<ref name=bbc-qih-director-tells-of-torture-by-gang/> He locked the doors but two men smashed the windows and dragged him out.<ref name=bbc-qih-director-tells-of-torture-by-gang/> A third man threatened him with a Stanley knife, telling him to get into the [[Trunk (car)|boot]] of a black Audi.<ref name=bbc-qih-director-tells-of-torture-by-gang/> The attackers then set Lunneys' car and the white car [[Arson|on fire]].<ref name=bbc-qih-director-tells-of-torture-by-gang/>
Lunney managed to unlock the boot and tried to escape but was beaten and thrown back into the car.<ref name=bbc-qih-director-tells-of-torture-by-gang/>
He was driver across the border to County Cavan to a place he described as "an old farmyard space" and taken inside a [[Horse trailer|horsebox]].<ref name=bbc-qih-director-tells-of-torture-by-gang/> The man with the knife said You know why you're here. It's about QIH and you're going to resign.' to which Kevin Lunney said "Yes".<ref name=bbc-qih-director-tells-of-torture-by-gang/>
The man with the knife then ran the knife under each of Lunneys' nails, then the gang poured bleach over his hands and rubbed them roughly with a rag.<ref name=bbc-qih-director-tells-of-torture-by-gang/> They then cut his clothes off, leaving deep cuts, poured bleach on the cuts and rubbed them roughly with a rag.<ref name=bbc-qih-director-tells-of-torture-by-gang/> Kevin Lunney thought he was screaming, but didn't remember.<ref name=bbc-qih-director-tells-of-torture-by-gang/>
The gang told Lunney they had watched him, his family and the other directors and if the directors did not resign the gang would come after them.<ref name=bbc-qih-director-tells-of-torture-by-gang/>
The man with the knife also cut Lunneys' face five or six times on each side of his face and cut the letters "QIH" into Lunneys' chest.<ref name=bbc-qih-director-tells-of-torture-by-gang/> His leg was hit with a short fencepost or baseball bat - he heard it break.<ref name=bbc-qih-director-tells-of-torture-by-gang/> His leg was hit a second time, leaving it broken in two places.<ref name=bbc-qih-director-tells-of-torture-by-gang/>
The gang said "We have to rough you up, we have to mark you, we have to make sure you remember."<ref name=bbc-qih-director-tells-of-torture-by-gang/>
He was dumped on the side of a road in County Cavan.<ref name=bbc-qih-director-tells-of-torture-by-gang/> He feared he was going to die as he was cold, in excruciating pain and losing blood.<ref name=bbc-qih-director-tells-of-torture-by-gang/>
He was found by a man driving a tractor saw him on the side of the road around 21:00 [[British Summer Time|BST]] and called [[Garda Síochána|the Gardaí]].<ref name=bbc-qih-director-tells-of-torture-by-gang/>
==Reactions==
[[Seán Quinn]] has condemned the violence.<ref name=journal-intimidation-campaign-quinn-insurance/><ref name=bbc-qih-director-tells-of-torture-by-gang>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2)</ref> In an interview with [[Channel 4 News]] Seán Quinn said that he no longer wanted to regain control of his former businesses.<ref name=journal-sean-quinn-kevin-lunney-attack>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2)</ref>
==Police investigations==
Members of both an Garda Síochána and [[PSNI]] are investigating the attack.<ref name=bbc-qih-director-tells-of-torture-by-gang/>
In November 2019, Cyril McGuinness, chief suspect in the kidnapping, died in a police raid on his home in [[Buxton]], Derbyshire.<ref name=bbc-kevin-lunney-abduction-suspect-cyril-mcguinness-dies>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2)</ref> The cause of death was reported to be a heart attack and the death is being investigated by [[Independent Office for Police Conduct]].<ref name=bbc-kevin-lunney-abduction-suspect-cyril-mcguinness-dies/>
==References==
[[Category:2019 crimes in Northern Ireland]]
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