‘Dutchy’ Holland dies in jail in Britain

THE gangland figure suspected of killing journalist Veronica Guerin has died of what are believed to be natural causes while serving a prison sentence in a British jail.

Convicted armed robber and drug dealer Patrick Eugene ‘Dutchy’ Holland was found dead alone in his cell in an Isle of White prison at 6am yesterday morning.

His nephew James Holland said his uncle had focused recently on appealing his case. He said he had suffered chest pains and doctors treated him the night before he died. The British Prison Service said it appeared the 70-year-old died of natural causes at Parkhurst Prison but an ombudsman would conduct an investigation.