2020-08-31
Senior Kinahan Cartel member caged over Hutch murder plot
Stage: Sentence
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: Patrick Curtis (38) of Bellman's Walk, Seville Place, Dublin 1 was jailed for 10 years while his co-accused Smew (27) of Milner's Square, Shanowen Road, Santry, Dublin 9 was sentenced to seven-and-a-half years in prison for their role in the plot to murder Patrick "Patsy" Hutch. Smew was sentenced to eight years and three months in prison with the final nine months suspended.; Passing sentence on Smew, Mr Justice Hunt observed that the plan to perform the murder was postponed due to the arrival of Storm Emma on these shores and Smew was arrested and remanded in custody in relation to a separate matter after the arrival of the storm.