2020-08-31
Senior Kinahan Cartel member caged over Hutch murder plot
Stage: Sentence
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: Michael Burns (43) was jailed for nine years whilst Stephen Curtis (32), the younger brother of Patrick Curtis, and Ciaran O'Driscoll (25) were both sentenced to five years each in prison for their role in the plot to murder Mr Hutch.; 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.