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Regency attack getaway driver has stroke in jail
Summary
One of the getaway drivers involved in the Regency Hotel attack, during which Kinahan Cartel member David Byrne was killed, has suffered a stroke while in custody, a court has heard. Jason Bonney (55) and his co-accused Paul Murphy (64) were tried alongside Gerard 'The Monk' Hutch in 2022. Hutch was acquitted of the murder, but Bonney and Murphy were convicted of facilitating the murder by the rival Hutch criminal organisation. Their appeals against the convictions were dismissed in November, and they planned to appeal their sentences. Their cases were listed before the Court of Appeal, but Bonney's barrister informed the court that he had suffered a stroke in custody and requested a medical report from his treating consultant. Murphy's barrister stated that both men have been in custody since April 2023 and that their legal teams are seeking a hearing date for their sentence appeals. Ms Justice Caroline Costello noted that if Bonney's stroke was relevant to the case, information from the treating doctor was needed. Paul Murphy pleaded not guilty.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Regency attack getaway driver has stroke in jail. Procedural stage: appeal. Findings: Acquitted
When:
- April 2023 Hearing Or Sentence
- January 23 Other
- February 5, 2016 Other
- 2025-12-12 Publication
Case subjects
Appellant
Plea: Not guilty
Finding: Acquitted
Outcome: Acquitted; Both men's appeals against their convictions were dismissed by the Court of Appeal in November, and their lawyers indicated at that stage that the two men planned to go ahead with appeals against their respective sentences. The lawyer said submissions in relation to Murphy's sentence appeal have been filed and his legal team are seeking a hearing date "as soon as possible". "We are in a position to proceed so we are asking that a date is fixed," she said.
Places mentioned
- Special Criminal Court
- Court of Appeal
- Swords Road
- Cherry Avenue
- Swords
- Dublin
- Portmarnock
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