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Relative of Gerry 'The Monk' Hutch shot dead in Dublin Relative of crime boss Gerry Hutch shot dead in Dublin
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A relative of an Irish crime boss whose attack on a boxing bout weigh-in triggered a gangland war in Dublin has been shot dead in the city.A relative of an Irish crime boss whose attack on a boxing bout weigh-in triggered a gangland war in Dublin has been shot dead in the city.
The man, a nephew of Gerry “The Monk” Hutch, was killed while sitting in a car near Dublin city centre on Tuesday morning.The man, a nephew of Gerry “The Monk” Hutch, was killed while sitting in a car near Dublin city centre on Tuesday morning.
The man, who is in his 30s, is thought to be the seventh person to die in the gangland feud since armed men stormed into the weigh-in at the Regency Hotel in February.The man, who is in his 30s, is thought to be the seventh person to die in the gangland feud since armed men stormed into the weigh-in at the Regency Hotel in February.
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The victim of that attack was David Byrne, a member of a rival Irish crime gang led by Christy Kinahan, a convicted gangster based in the Costa del Sol in the Spain. The victim of that attack was David Byrne, a member of a rival Irish crime gang led by Christy Kinahan, a convicted gangster based in the Costa del Sol in Spain.
The majority of those who have died since in the wave of violence have been members of Hutch’s gang, apparently killed in revenge for the Regency Hotel attack.The majority of those who have died since in the wave of violence have been members of Hutch’s gang, apparently killed in revenge for the Regency Hotel attack.
Witnesses to Tuesday’s attack said that up to six shots had been fired into the victim’s car at about 10am. Although the man was known to have a number of criminal convictions it is not thought that he was a major player in the gang led by Hutch. Witnesses to Tuesday’s attack said that up to six shots had been fired into the victim’s car at about 10am. Although the man was known to have a number of criminal convictions, it is not thought that he was a major player in the gang led by Hutch.
Hutch’s home in Dublin city centre had previously been searched by the Garda Síochána, Ireland’s police force, as part of their inquiries into the Regency Hotel shooting. Hutch’s home in Dublin city centre had previously been searched by the Garda Síochána, Ireland’s police force, as part of its inquiries into the Regency Hotel shooting.
It is claimed that Hutch’s gang launched the February hotel attack in revenge for the murder in Spain last September of Hutch’s nephew, Gary Hutch, by men allegedly linked to Kinahan.It is claimed that Hutch’s gang launched the February hotel attack in revenge for the murder in Spain last September of Hutch’s nephew, Gary Hutch, by men allegedly linked to Kinahan.
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Gary Hutch’s killers apparently believed he had told Irish police and Interpol about a drug shipment that was intercepted.Gary Hutch’s killers apparently believed he had told Irish police and Interpol about a drug shipment that was intercepted.
In the February attack, men dressed in Garda-style uniforms carried AK-47 rifles into the front of the hotel while two other gunmen, one dressed as a woman, came into the building by another entrance seeking out their targets.In the February attack, men dressed in Garda-style uniforms carried AK-47 rifles into the front of the hotel while two other gunmen, one dressed as a woman, came into the building by another entrance seeking out their targets.
In retaliation for the attack, gangsters loyal to Kinahan are accused of shooting dead Hutch’s brother, the taxi driver Eddie Hutch, 59, and a cigarette smuggler, Noel “Mr Kingsize” Duggan. Neither man was a key player in Hutch’s gang.In retaliation for the attack, gangsters loyal to Kinahan are accused of shooting dead Hutch’s brother, the taxi driver Eddie Hutch, 59, and a cigarette smuggler, Noel “Mr Kingsize” Duggan. Neither man was a key player in Hutch’s gang.
Another relative of Hutch is currently in custody and is facing charges in connection with the Regency Hotel attack.Another relative of Hutch is currently in custody and is facing charges in connection with the Regency Hotel attack.