WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT Keane Mulready-Woods, 17, was brutally murdered in a gangland feud in Drogheda, Ireland
08:00, 19 Nov 2025
Robbie Lawlor committed a brutal act after the killing
A twisted murderer who brutally tortured and butchered a teenage lad in a gangland execution left a spine-chilling warning for the victim’s loved ones.
Keane Mulready-Woods got tangled up in a drugs war in Drogheda, Ireland, and was enticed to a property on January 12, 2020, where he was tortured and decapitated by suspected serial killer Robbie Lawlor.
The savage slaying brought fear to the port town’s streets and represented a sickening new depths in its gang warfare.
His body parts were hurled from a vehicle in a sports bag onto a pavement in Moatview, whilst his head, hands and feet were discovered in a torched car in Dublin days afterwards.
Keane’s murder triggered a wave of retribution attacks and Lawlor was ultimately shot dead in April 2020, reports the Mirror.
Robbie Lawlor left his victim’s family a message(Image: Handout)
The 36-year-old hitman was linked to numerous high-profile killings and had amassed hundreds of criminal convictions before going underground following Keane’s slaying – and a disturbing clip shared on social media may have revealed his motive.
In December 2019, Lawlor avoided justice after being acquitted of trying to kill his ex-girlfriend’s new boyfriend’s mother.
Weeks afterwards, he was attacked outside a fitness centre by a man linked to one of his alleged murder victims.
One of them filmed the confrontation and repeatedly yelled “that’s only the start” after striking Lawlor in the face.
Lawlor’s gym bag was stolen and his attackers later uploaded pictures of themselves sporting his flip-flops. It’s understood Keane was present during the incident – and a furious Lawlor may have been seeking payback following the public embarrassment.
Keane Mulready-Woods was just a teenager when he was killed(Image: PA)
Following Keane’s death, disturbing photos surfaced on social media showing dismembered body parts.
One carried the chilling message: “Won’t be robbing a man’s flip-flops again.”
Lawlor also suspected Keane had a hand in murdering his brother-in-law Richie Carberry at his home in November 2019.
Irish police believe Lawlor proceeded to torture the teenager despite initially claiming he would merely deliver a “punishment beating”.
Lawlor met his end when he was shot in the head at point-blank range in the front garden of a property in Ardoyne, north Belfast, in broad daylight on April 4 in 2020.
Officers suspect he was lured into a trap by enemies, or that the drug dealer eliminated him for self-protection.
Journalists later disclosed that the infamous assassin would disguise himself as a woman to evade police detection, roaming north Dublin whilst wearing dresses, makeup and jewellery.
Robbie Lawlor’s murder scene
A police source revealed to the Irish Mirror: “Robbie Lawlor became the master of disguise on and off for years before he died. His family and friends used to joke about it that he liked nothing more than dressing up as a woman so he could move around Dublin without anyone recognising him.
“We only became aware of it very late on in his life when one of her guys spotted him all dolled up in a dress. We used to call him Roberta for the laugh but Lawlor, who had no sense of humour, didn’t see the funny side.”
At the time of his passing, Keane was out on licence after being found guilty of intimidating a local mother over drug debts her child owed to the gang.
Following the horrific murder, mourners congregated at the Holy Family Church, Ballsgrove, to pay their respects. Father Phil Gaffney expressed: “There has to be great anger and even sadness, great fear and pain perhaps, at the thought that we live in a society where certain people took upon themselves to “play God” with regard to the life of Keane Mulready Woods. They took upon themselves to be judge and jury, and executioner. What arrogance. What appalling wickedness and evil.”
