Man jailed for gang war firebombing as mum and children slept in Glasgow house

A gangland foot soldier who set fire to the family home of the partner of slain gangster Kevin ‘Gerbil’ Carroll has been jailed for three years.

Owen Martin, 21, fled after sparking the blaze at Kelly ‘Bo’ Green’s property in Glasgow’s Drumchapel on May 13, 2025.

Green, her 21-year-old son, his friend and three children were forced to evacuate in the middle of the night.

Martin was later caught following Operation Portaledge – a police investigation into a recent serious organised crime feud in Scotland.

Green is one of the daughters of late crime boss Jamie Daniel, who died of cancer in 2016.

She is also the widow of Daniel crime enforcer ‘Gerbil’, who was gunned down in an Asda car park in Glasgow’s Robroyston in 2010.

Martin pleaded guilty to wilful fire raising to the danger of the lives of Kelly Green, her 21-year-old son, his friend and three children.

Glasgow Sheriff Court was told that the victims in this case were “well documented as having links to organised crime groups.”

Kelly Green went to bed around 11pm on the night of the incident.

Her son, 21, his friend and three children aged 16, 11 and six were also in the property.

Around 1.40am, a witness drove past Green’s home.

The fiscal depute said: “He saw a man [Martin] throwing liquid from a petrol can to the side of the house.

“The witness noticed a fire had already taken hold, and the liquid caused the flames to spread.

The witness slowed his vehicle down, and Martin fled the scene towards Glenkirk Drive.

Green then woke up to see an “orange glow” from her bedroom window.

The fiscal depute added: “She saw the fire take hold at the front from looking through the window.

“She exited the property and used a hose to extinguish the fire.”

The witness then left the area when she saw Green’s son come out of the property to help his mother.

Green then got all the children evacuated from the property and put them into the back garden.

She then called the fire brigade, who then contacted the police due to a suspected accelerant being used.

When officers arrived, the fire had been extinguished, and a search took place.

The fiscal depute said: “There was damage to the PVC living room windows.

“Officers also removed a plastic bottle from under the living room window.”

A taxi driver stated that he collected Martin and a woman at 12.15am that night.

He stated that Martin was carrying a green petrol can, which he was asked to remove due to its smell.

The woman then threw the can into the bushes on Glenkirk Drive.

Officers later attended Martin’s home and arrested him.

Fraser Gibson, procurator fiscal of the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service (COPFS), said: “Owen Martin’s criminal conduct could easily have had tragic consequences and cost lives.

“The prevalence of serious organised crime groups has a corrosive impact on our communities.

“We will continue working with the police and other agencies as a member of Scotland’s Serious and Organised Crime Taskforce to ensure that these crimes are detected and those responsible prosecuted using all measures at our disposal.”