Gerard Hutch accused of David Byrne murder as trial hears motorcycle sighting

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Gerard Hutch denied murdering David Byrne at the Special Criminal Court when his trial heard evidence on 1 November 2022; a surveillance officer said he saw Hutch leave Jonathan Dowdall’s Navan Road home by motorcycle on 12 February 2016.

The officer, identified only as Member S, said he was on duty in an unmarked Garda vehicle when a black Honda motorcycle exited the gateway. He testified that he recognised Hutch, whose visor was raised, as the driver.

Hutch, 59, of The Paddocks, Clontarf, Dublin 3, denies the murder of Byrne, who was shot at the Regency Hotel in Whitehall, Dublin, on 5 February 2016. The report said the court had excluded the public during testimony by National Surveillance Unit officers, whose identities were protected by court order.