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Crowd outside Regency Hotel "extremely hostile", garda tells Hutch trial

Summary

During a Special Criminal Court hearing on 16 January 2018, the court considered evidence relating to the fatal shooting at the Regency Hotel in Dublin on 5 February 2016. The prosecution alleged that a raid on the hotel involved a man dressed as a woman, a man in a flat cap, and three individuals in tactical‑style Garda uniforms carrying assault rifles. CCTV footage showed two men in fake Garda uniforms shooting David Byrne (34) as he fled. Patrick Hutch (25) was identified by the prosecution as the man dressed as a woman and was charged with murder, though he denied both the shooting and possession of three AK‑47 assault rifles. Garda Finbar Fleming reported that a crowd of about twenty to thirty people outside the hotel was "extremely hostile" and offered no information. Sergeant Noel Nolan also described the crowd as "very agitated" and hostile.

Who, what, where, when and why

What: Report matter: Crowd outside Regency Hotel "extremely hostile", garda tells Hutch trial. Procedural stage: hearing_or_decision

When:

• February 5th, 2016 Incident
• March 9th, 2016 Incident
• 2018-01-16 Publication

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Topics

Stage Hearing Or Decision Violent Crime

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