2018-07-09 ยท Dublin
Regency Hotel trial further adjourned as inquiry continues
The Regency Hotel shooting trial was adjourned for a further three weeks to allow analysis of electronic data and to give the defence time to review an interim report into the death of Detective Superintendent Colm Fox. The Special Criminal Court noted that the final report on Fox's death will be completed by the end of September. The trial, which had previously been delayed multiple times, is now scheduled to resume in three weeks. Patrick Hutch, aged 25, remains not guilty of the murder of David Byrne, aged 34, at the Regency Hotel on 5 February 2016, and denies possession of three AK47 assault rifles. The prosecution's case identifies Hutch as the man dressed as a woman who, while not shooting Byrne, was part of a shared intention to commit the offence. The court will list the matter for mention before the end of term.