Patrick Hutch Charged David Byrne Murder
A 24-year-old man has appeared
in court charged with the murder of David Byrne at the Regency Hotel in Dublin
in February.
Patrick Hutch, from Champions
Avenue in Dublin 1, was remanded in custody to appear again in court next week.
David Byrne, 33, from Raleigh
Square in Crumlin, was shot dead at the Regency Hotel on 6 February as part of
an ongoing feud between two criminal gangs, which has resulted in the deaths of
six men.
Patrick Hutch is the brother
of the first victim of the feud, Gary Hutch, who was shot dead in Spain last
September.
Armed gardaí escorted Patrick
Hutch from Ballymun Garda Station, where he has been questioned for the past
five days, to the Courts of Criminal Justice for a special sitting of the
Dublin District Court this evening.
Detective Sergeant Michael
Mulligan gave evidence of arrest, charge and caution.
He told the court he arrested
Patrick Hutch at 5.40pm and when he was charged with the murder of David Byrne,
he made no reply.
There was no application for
bail.
Judge Hugh O'Donnell granted
him free legal aid and remanded Mr Hutch in custody to appear again in Clover
Hill District Court on 25 May.
