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Hitmen for hire's Hutch murder plot foiled after garda interception
Summary
In a Special Criminal Court hearing on 15 July 2019, the court was informed that a three‑man hit‑for‑hire team, including an Afghan war veteran, had planned to murder Patrick "Patsy" Hutch at his Champion's Avenue home. The team—Gary Thompson (34), his brother Glen Thompson (24), and Robert Browne (35)—were intercepted by Gardaí just 250 metres from the target's residence. They possessed four firearms: a 9mm Rak sub‑machine gun, a .38 Special Rossi revolver, a 9mm Beretta 92 pistol and a 9mm Makarov pistol. Garda surveillance revealed a detailed plan involving a van parked at Belmont Hall Apartments, a getaway vehicle at Stoney Road, and a "looker" to signal the target's departure. On 10 March 2018, Gardaí conducted an armed intervention, arresting the men and seizing weapons, a fob, gloves, a wig, mobile phones, and other items. The defendants were remanded in custody pending sentencing on 29 July.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Hitmen for hire's Hutch murder plot foiled after garda interception. Procedural stage: sentence
When:
- March 10, 2018 Incident
- March 4 Incident
- March 6 Incident
- March 7 Other
- March 8 Hearing Or Sentence
- March 9 Hearing Or Sentence
- March 10 Hearing Or Sentence
- July 29 Adjournment
- 2019-07-15 Publication
Why: The second aspect of the plan was to have "a getaway vehicle" parked at Stoney Road in East Wall in Dublin 3 in order to provide "an escape route". CNI source report
Case subjects
Defendant
Outcome: Mr Justice Tony Hunt, presiding, sitting with Judge Martin Nolan and Judge Ann Ryan, remanded the three men in custody until July 29, when they will be sentenced.
Defendant
Outcome: Mr Justice Tony Hunt, presiding, sitting with Judge Martin Nolan and Judge Ann Ryan, remanded the three men in custody until July 29, when they will be sentenced.
Defendant
Outcome: Mr Justice Tony Hunt, presiding, sitting with Judge Martin Nolan and Judge Ann Ryan, remanded the three men in custody until July 29, when they will be sentenced.
Places mentioned
- Special Criminal Court
- Plunkett Drive
- Phibsboro Road
- Belmont
- Gardiner Street
- Champion's Avenue
- Stoney Road
- Champions Avenue
- North Circular Road
- Stoney Road
- Dublin
- Mr Hutch's house
- conveyed to Store Street Garda station
- Store Street
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