Gerry “The Monk” Hutch was observed by a surveillance garda meeting with the man later caught with the AK-47s used in the Regency shooting, his trial heard yesterday.
The allegation came on day eight of the Special Criminal Court trial of Hutch, 59, who is accused of the murder of David Byrne at the Dublin hotel on February 5, 2016. The court also heard evidence yesterday that The Monk’s brother, Patsy, met that same man, Shane Rowan, just 34 minutes before he was caught with the AK-47 rifles used in the attack.
Several gardai, who are members of the National Surveillance Unit gave evidence before the court yesterday, including an officer who alleged they observed and photographed Hutch at a home in Co Donegal associated with Rowan on February 20, 2016.
