Police in unmarked cars were on the scene as John Hardie was escorted from prison for the service.
John Hardie is one of the city's most notorious criminals and was handcuffed to a guard as he gave the eulogy in front of associates from the feared Lyons gang at Springburn Parish Church.
The Lyons and Daniel clans have been embroiled in a city turf war for decades. Hardie and five cronies rammed Bonzo's car after a 100mph chase and hacked him with a machete, leaving him scarred for life. Hardie's mum Helen was just 60 when she died last week. The source added: "Many were there to mourn the death of a friend but everyone would have been aware of the tension.
In August, 2021, Hardie was caught trying to flush a phone down his cell toilet during a search by guards at HMP . They also found a second phone in the cell. After the phones were found, Hardie lost all prison privileges for 28 days. He was also the victim of a "napalm" attack by another prisoner. In May 2019, Hardie, along with Brian Ferguson, Andrew Gallacher, Robert Pickett, Andrew Sinclair and Peter Bain were jailed for 104 years in total.
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