Mark Capper jailed for helping plan Patsy Hutch murder

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Mark Capper was sentenced to eight years and three months, with the final nine months suspended, at the Special Criminal Court on 28 May 2020 for helping a criminal organisation plan the murder of Patrick Hutch.

The court found that Capper intentionally assisted preparations for the proposed murder, including offering ideas for the plan. His involvement ended three days before the intended killing, and no murder took place.

Capper had pleaded guilty to participating in activities intended to facilitate the murder, and his early plea reduced the headline sentence from 11 years.

The sentence was backdated to 5 December 2019, when he entered custody.