Original sentence: A member of the UVF, Mahood was sentenced to 14 years in 1975 for wounding with a firearm during a gun attack on a pub and possession of an illegal gun.Ervine threatened to resign from the talks team over the inclusion of Mahood.Following his release from prison, Mahood returned to the UVF and served as commander in north Belfast in the mid-1990s.Mahood was on poor terms with David Ervine, who feared the growth of the hawkish Billy Wright and his allies
Edited sentence: A member of the UVF, Mahood was sentenced to 14 years for terrorism offences in 1975, specifically wounding with a firearm during a gun attack on a pub and possession of an illegal gun.Following his release from prison, Mahood returned to the UVF and served as commander in north Belfast in the mid 1990s.Mahood was on poor terms with David Ervine, who feared the growth of the hawkish Billy Wright, and indeed Ervine even threatened to resign from the talks team over the inclusion of Mahood