Hutch trial: Accused should have Garda interviews ruled inadmissible, says barrister

Jason Bonney was not cautioned when he gave his initial statement, in 'defiance of the law' amid voir dire, trial within a trial

David Byrne: Shot dead at Dublin's Regency Hotel on February 5, 2016. File picture

A man accused of participating in the murder of Kinahan cartel member David Byrne at the Regency Hotel should have his Garda interviews ruled inadmissible as he was not cautioned when he gave his initial statement, in "defiance of the law", his barrister has argued at the Special Criminal Court.

However, Sean Gillane, prosecuting, said John Fitzgerald, defending Jason Bonney, had "legally overreached" by saying that the failure to caution the accused "flowed into everything else and contaminated everything else".