Paul Massey's family joined mourners at the funeral of former Glasgow enforcer Paul Ferris, with unseen pictures shared online by the late Salford 'Mr Big's' daughter.
Massey's daughter Lindsey posted a video containing a series of images after Ferris, 62, was laid to rest at Daldowie Crematorium in Uddingston, Lanarkshire, on Monday. The captions read 'beautiful send off for Mr Paul Ferris' and 'reunited with my dad now'.
Massey family travels to Scotland
Paul Massey, known as Salford's 'Mr Big', died when he was gunned down outside his home in Clifton, Salford, in July 2015. He was 55.
The footage released by his daughter also showed members of the Massey family travelling up the motorway before a road sign welcomes them to Scotland. Ms Massey is also seen holding the order of service from the funeral and mourners enjoying food and drinks at Ferris' wake at the King's Park Hotel in Rutherglen.
Tributes and attendance
She also shared an earlier post paying tribute to Ferris following his death with a picture of him at a football game alongside her father. It was captioned: "RIP Paul Ferris. You were a lovely man."
More images on the post show Ferris in Manchester with Massey's wider family. Massey's niece, Donna, was among those who travelled up from Manchester. She also shared a picture of the order of service beside a candle. She said: "Very sad but lovely send off for Paul, RIP. Sending love to your family and thank you for inviting us and looking after us."
Friendship and funeral details
Ferris met Massey when he fled to Manchester from Scotland after he was cleared of murdering Arthur Thompson Junior in 1992. The pair are understood to have been introduced by feared Glasgow criminal Rab Carruthers - who controlled the heroin and cocaine flooding into Scotland from his base in the north west of England in the early 90s, the Daily Record reports. Massey and Ferris quickly struck up a close friendship that endured for the rest of their lives.
Ferris attended Massey's funeral after his brutal execution, with his old pal's loved ones returning the favour by joining over 100 mourners this week including ex-UDA boss Johnny 'Mad Dog' Adair, former world champion boxer Alex Arthur and actor Paul Brannigan.
Pictures showed crowds dressed in black as a piper led the cortege to the doors of the crematorium. They bowed their heads as the Ferris' family - including his sons Paul and Dean - carried his coffin inside. Floral arrangements spelling out the words 'legend' and 'dad' were seen inside the hearse.
Dozens of high-end cars including Mercedes and BMWs were parked up on the roads outside as people flocked to pay their respects to the late Glasgow enforcer. Tearful mourners watched on as his coffin was carried into the crematorium as 'I won't back down' by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers played.
A humanist celebrant led the hour long service and introduced himself as Tony Welsh but joked that he wasn't from 'that Welsh family' - referencing the family whom Ferris admitted attacking with knives after they bullied him during his childhood growing up in the Blackhill area of Glasgow.
The congregation heard how Ferris loved his children and had led a colourful life. The service ended as the celebrant asked the crowd if Ferris had really gone straight for the last 25 years, and quipped: "As Paul would say, no comment." Elton John's Your Song was played as the curtains were drawn. Mr Welsh added Ferris was now back with his parents, and best friends Joe Hanlon and Bobby Glover who were shot dead after the murder of Arthur Thompson Junior in 1991.
