Second person charged in Gareth Hutch murder case

A 29-year-old man has been charged in relation to the gangland murder of Gareth Hutch in Dublin last week.

He was charged yesterday evening and will appear in court at 10.30am today.

Earlier, a 44-year-old woman has appeared in court and has been remanded in custody after she was accused of withholding information from gardaí investigating last week’s gang murder of Gareth Hutch in Dublin.

Father-of-one Gareth Hutch, 35, a nephew of Gerry “the Monk” Hutch, was shot dead as he was getting into his car outside Avondale House flats, where he lived, on North Cumberland Street in inner city Dublin, on the morning of May 24.

Mary McDonnell, who was originally arrested last week, with an address at Avondale House, North Cumberland Street is charged with failing without reasonable excuse to disclose information to the gardaí, as soon as was practicable, information she knew or believed might be of material assistance in securing the apprehension, prosecution or conviction of any other person for a serious offence.

The charge is under section 9 of the Offences Against the State Act and the offence is alleged to have happened at another address at Avondale House on May 24 last.

Dressed in a black and white striped top and black trousers Ms McDonnell was brought to appear before Judge Anthony Halpin at Dublin District Court yesterday morning.

She remained silent throughout the brief hearing. No application for bail was made and she was remanded in custody to appear again on June 7.

Garda Sgt Enda O’Sullivan told the court he arrested Mary McDonnell at 6.21pm on Monday at the Bridewell Garda station for purpose of charging. She was charged at 6.52pm and “made no reply to the charge after caution” before she was handed a copy of the charge sheet, he said.

Gda Sgt O’Sullivan said he was applying for her to be remanded in custody.

Judge Halpin asked if there was going to be a bail application and defence solicitor Philip Hannon said, “We are reserving our position in relation to bail, no application at this time.”

Judge Halpin was also told that directions from the DPP have not yet been obtained. The woman has not yet indicated how she will plead.

Judge Halpin remanded her in custody to appear again on June 7 and he acceded to a request from the defence solicitor to direct that she would get medical attention. Mr Hannon also furnished the court with a statement of her means for the purpose of a legal aid application, adding “it’s an appropriate case”. Gda O’Sullivan said there was no objection.

Judge Halpin grant free legal aid.

A woman remains in Garda custody in connection with the fatal shooting.