Hutch trial: Taxi driver told gardaí his car could have been 'cloned', court hears

Paul Murphy had also said he had bought the Avensis off Eddie 'Neddie' Hutch, the older brother of Gerard 'The Monk' Hutch

Paul Murphy (pictured) told gardaí in his statement that he didn't know about anything that "went on" in the Regency Hotel that day. File picture: Collins Courts

A taxi driver accused of participating in the murder of Kinahan Cartel member David Byrne at the Regency Hotel by providing access to a vehicle told gardaí that his Avensis taxi could have been "cloned", the Special Criminal Court has heard.

Paul Murphy also told detectives in his first interview that he had purchased the Toyota Avensis vehicle from the older brother of Gerard 'The Monk' Hutch, Eddie 'Neddie' Hutch, who he had known since he was a "young fella" and had paid him €175 per week for a year.