The case against Patrick Hutch, accused of murdering David Byrne at the Regency Hotel in Dublin almost two years ago, will collapse if a ruling on contested evidence identifying the accused in a photo favours the defence, the Special Criminal Court has heard. The case against Patrick Hutch, accused of murdering David Byrne at the Regency Hotel in Dublin almost two years ago, will collapse if a ruling on contested evidence identifying the accused in a photo favours the defence, the Special Criminal Court has heard. The defence has argued that the circumstances in which the detectives identified Mr Hutch were "sullied and tainted". Mr Hutch (25), of Champions Avenue, Dublin 1, is pleading not guilty to the murder of Mr Byrne (34) at the Regency Hotel on February 5, 2016. Mr Gillane said the evidence from Det Gda Brady was that few gardaí would have known Patrick Hutch prior to 2014.

Source: Irish Independent January 24, 2018 02:26 UTC