Courts / Dublin / Report

Regency accused told gardai taxi could have been 'cloned'

Summary

The Special Criminal Court heard evidence in the trial of Gerard Hutch, Paul Murphy, and Jason Bonney, all of whom pleaded not guilty to participating in or contributing to the murder of David Byrne by providing access to motor vehicles on February 5, 2016. Prosecutors alleged that a silver Ford Transit van containing six people, including three in tactical garda clothing, escaped the Regency Hotel using parked vehicles. Detective Garda Alan Crummey testified that Murphy, a taxi driver, admitted to purchasing his Toyota Avensis from Eddie 'Neddie' Hutch and driving into Buckingham Village on the morning of the shooting. A swipe card found in Murphy's car was identified as one of four missing from a box, with its sequence number adjacent to a card recovered at Patsy Hutch Senior's home. Murphy told gardai his vehicle could have been 'cloned' and claimed he was at the location to collect money from Eddie Hutch. The court heard that Murphy identified himself and his taxi in CCTV footage from the Maxol Garage and The Beachcomber Pub. The matter remains at the trial stage, with no findings, sentences, or finalisations recorded.

Who, what, where, when and why

What: Report matter: Regency accused told gardai taxi could have been 'cloned'. Charges or matters: participating in or contributing to the murder of Mr Byrne by providing access to motor vehicles on February 5, 2016. Procedural stage: trial

When:

• February 5, 2016 Other
• February 22, 2016 Other
• Friday February 5 2016 Other
• March 3, 2016 Other
• March 9, 2016 Hearing Or Sentence
• February 5 Incident
• May 30 2016 Incident
• February 8 2016 Incident
• February 19 Other
• May 31 Other
• February 21 2016 Hearing Or Sentence
• 2022-11-03 Publication

Case subjects

Places mentioned

Topics

Stage Trial Violent Crime

Related court reports

• Stardust survivor left 'aghast' at government redress scheme
• Bulgarian national stole €11k from heavily pregnant woman just one week after arrival in Ireland
• 'Far from peripheral' - Regency getaway drivers fail to have sentences reduced
• Hapless robber dropped phone, cash at raid scenes
• Regency getaway drivers say prison sentences were too high
• Dealer who told mother he'd get 'junkies' to rape her son over drug debt gets 10 years

Read the original CNI report