State witness Jonathan Dowdall has said he would sooner have taken his own life than use explosives.
Dowdall, who is into his sixth day being cross-examined by Brendan Grehan SC, defending for Hutch, made the claim when being challenged about a recording of him telling the accused about bomb making.
Hutch (59) is on trial for the murder of David Byrne in Dublin’s Regency Hotel on February 5, 2016 - a charge he denies.
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