FIRE & ICEMAN

»Secret messages revealed order to blow up plush property »Firebomber told Stevenson, 'burnt to f***, place just took'

CRIME lord Jamie "Iceman" Stevenson ordered a firebomb thug to blow up his home after it was seized by prosecutors.

Stevenson, 59, instructed Lewis Connor, 29, to "blow the house to fook after losing the plush £375,000 property in a proceeds of crime battle with authorities.

The devious plan came to light after French authorities cracked the Encrochat system which criminals used to hide their illicit activities.

Investigations revealed Connor's tag. "LivingSilver", had been in regular contact with Stevenson, who used "BigTasty" as his handle on the platform.

Connor staked out Stevenson's house in Dennyloanhead, Falkirk, before setting it alight in May 2020.

In one message LivingSilver told BigTasty: "I will burn your old gaff to the ground. He received a reply stating: "Blow house to f**k".

LivingSilver later replied: "Burnt to f**k, place just took, will send someone to take a pic if you want but place was like Blackpool illuminations when I left." A further message from LivingSilver stated: "Feel like the IRA back in the day, keeping me busy during lockdown, giving me something to do."

Connor was also ordered to torch cars and buildings by Stevenson in a terror campaign against business rivals before the firestarter was caged for a string of attacks across Scotland.

The Connor trial heard from James Donnelly, 68, who bought the Falkirk property at auction after it had ORDE been seized from Stevenson.