Patrick Hutch Jnr returned for Regency Hotel murder trial

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Patrick Hutch Jnr was returned for trial for the murder of David Byrne at the Special Criminal Court, reported on 5 October 2016. Byrne was shot dead during a boxing weigh-in at Dublin’s Regency Hotel on 5 February.

Hutch also faced charges alleging that he unlawfully possessed three AK47 assault rifles and had them with intent to endanger life at the hotel. He had not entered a plea, and no date had been set for his next hearing.

This report covers an earlier stage of the case. Later developments are not reported here.