Here is murder accused Gerry 'The Monk' Hutch with his brother and a close pal - both of whom were later shot dead by the notorious Kinahan cartel.
This Mirror photo shows Mr Hutch with his brother Eddie and pal Noel 'Kingsize' Duggan well before their deaths in 2016. It’s understood the photo was taken at a funeral in west Dublin in 2004.
Both men were gunned down by the cartel led by Daniel Kinahan, 45, as part of that mob’s revenge spree over the February 2016 murder of David Byrne at the Regency Airport Hotel by the Hutch gang – for which The Monk is currently on trial.
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Mr Hutch, 59, of the Paddocks in Clontarf in north Dublin denies murdering Byrne, a key ally of on the run boss Kinahan. t
The Monk’s brother Eddie, 58, was shot dead by the cartel in north central Dublin on February 8 2016, just three days after the Regency attack. Mr Hutch, who was a taxi driver and was known as Neddie, was shot dead by a four-strong hit team at his home.
Then, just a few weeks later, The Monk’s lifelong pal Noel Duggan, 55, was shot dead at his home in Ratoath, Co Meath. Gardai believe it was because of his connections to Mr Hutch.
Duggan – nicknamed Kingsize - was a notorious cigarette smuggler.
Nobody has ever been charged with either murder.
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