An investigator with the Garda Siochana Ombudsman Commission has resigned amid claims he attended a house party with Gerry Hutch on Monday.
The Irish Mirror has exclusively learned that an officer with GSOC is under investigation over claims he attended a gathering at a house for Hutch (60) following his sensational ‘not guilty’ verdict for the murder of David Byrne. The officer, who sources say was part of the investigation into the death of Detective Superintendent Colm Fox, resigned during the week after being confronted about the allegation.
Det Superintendent Colm Fox, who was the lead investigator into the murder of David Byrne at Dublin’s Regency Hotel, died in a horrific tragedy in Ballymun Garda Station in 2019.
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And sources say a party was held on Monday to celebrate Hutch’s release from prison after the three judges of the Special Criminal Court found him not guilty of the murder which occurred at the Regency Hotel in Dublin on February 5, 2016.
The party is alleged to have occurred at a property in Dublin and involved close friends and family members of Hutch, who spent the past year and a half in Wheatfield Prison.
The officer, who has worked with GSOC for many years, is alleged to have attended this party - in what has been viewed as a massive conflict of interest.
Sources say the officer was even searched and had their official phone taken from them during the week, as GSOC launched a probe. A spokesperson for GSOC told the Irish Mirror they do not comment on internal HR matters.
Gardai are also understood to have been made aware of the claims. They come after Hutch walked out the main doors of the Central Criminal Courts in Dublin on Monday - now a free man.
Incredibly, in spite of the threat to his life and his extremely high profile, The Monk has remained in Ireland for the time being.
And after dramatic pictures and video of him emerging from the courts in Dublin with a lengthy beard and long hair on Monday - Hutch has now shaved off both.
He now sports a freshly clean-shaven face and a short haircut, which he clearly got in the hours after he sensationally walked free - having served over a year in Wheatfield Prison on remand.
It comes as pals of The Monk had claimed that he did indeed intend to stay in Dublin for a few days to celebrate his 60th birthday and his release, before jetting off to the sun.
However many had been sceptical that he would remain in Ireland for even one more day.
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