Steven Gerrard’s daughter’s future dad-in-law freed from jail just months into sentence – leaving neighbours ‘terrified’
STEVEN Gerrard’s daughter’s future dad-in-law has been freed from jail just months into his sentence.
Neighbours are reportedly terrified after Kinahan cartel boss Liam Byrne, 44, was released early from prison in the UK.
His son Lee Byrne is engaged to Steven Gerrard‘s daughter Lilly, who announced her pregnancy on January 5, earlier this month.
She posted a snap of a pregnancy journal, alongside two positive tests, two scan pictures and a pair of booties.
Lilly, 20, captioned the post: “Our little secret, the best news, mini us is on the way.”
The Sun first revealed that Lily was dating Lee, the father of her baby, in 2022.
Lee and Lilly’s families have reportedly grown close, since the pair were first spotted on holiday in Ibiza.
But fear has been sparked by Lily’s future dad-in-law’s early release.
Byrne has been tagged under house arrest despite being sentenced to five years at Belmarsh Prison in London.
He was locked up after being charged by the National Crime Agency in the UK with firearms offences.
Byrne was freed under what is known as the Home Detention Curfew Scheme which means he has a curfew and electronic tag.
Under strict rules, the gangster must provide a registered address and remain at that address until he is no longer on licence.
The 44-year-old was originally expecting to welcome his release at the end of 2025 but was let out early.
But while Lee may be excited to reunite with his dad, locals in the area claimed they’re “terrified”.
As reported by the Mail, the gangster has been seen at celebrity hotspots around the village of Formby, where he lives.
“He seems very relaxed and carefree. Obviously happy to be out of Belmarsh and home with the family,” said a source.
Another added: “People are really frightened. Everyone is absolutely horrified by the fact that they’re living there.”
The source branded the ordeal “a nightmare” and claimed residents are keeping their children from mixing with the family at school.
“You don’t want them going around to their house, do you?” they added.
Others are allegedly fearful crime will be introduced into the village by “serious enemies” of the Kinaham family.
It is understood Byrne once threatened a local businessman in 2022.
And the following year the crime family’s estate was set alight by a suspected enemy.
After sentencing, the NCA said Byrne was involved in “an elaborate plot” to use firearms to help crime boss and his brother-in-law Thomas “Bomber” Kavanagh get a reduced prison sentence.
While on remand they said Kavanagh “set in motion a series of events that he hoped would result in a significant discount to any sentence he was likely to get at the end of his trial.”
He involved “trusted associates”, Byrne and Shaun Kent, 38, from Liverpool.
The crime boss instructed them, through a fellow inmate in prison, to buy firearms and ammunition and bury them.
His plan was to reveal their whereabouts to NCA investigators.
The NCA said: “Kavanagh’s plan was to fool the authorities into believing his assistance was genuine, so he would be rewarded for helping.
“But after the takedown of the encrypted communication platform Encrochat, the intricate scheme was uncovered.
“Over the course of 18 months, at Kavanagh’s direction, Shaun Kent and Liam Byrne began contacting associates to acquire various weapons and ammunition.”
The Byrne family are believed to still be involved with some of the world’s most wanted men.
Christy Kinahan Sr and his sons Daniel and Christopher have a $15milion reward out for them, according to US authorities.
The gang have been associated with conflicts that have resulted in the murders of at least 20 people.
A source added Lilly Gerrard “will never ever be free of it”.
“With those sort of people, they either end up in prison or with a bullet in their heads,” they said.
There is no suggestion the Gerrards are involved in criminality.