Ireland Crime

Named as

Victim

Born

Between November 1967 and November 1968, from the ages reported

Offences

Suicide, Murder, Attempted murder

Where

Co. Dublin

Reporting

9 reports, 13 Aug 2021 to 6 Dec 2024

Outlets

irishmirror.ie, irishtimes.com, extra.ie, dublinlive.ie

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• Inquest returns suicide verdict for detective at Ballymun Garda Station Suicide · Co. Dublin

  Det Supt Colm Fox, a 56-year-old man from Malahide, Co Dublin, was found dead in his office at Ballymun Garda Station on the evening of 10 February 2018, with notes left for family members and his official firearm. He was the senior investigating officer in the Regency Hotel murder case, in which Patrick Hutch was charged with the killing of David Byrne in February 2016, and the trial at the Special Criminal Court collapsed following Fox's death. An inquest at Dublin District Coroner's Court in November 2024 heard evidence that Fox was under intense pressure over the investigation and believed he had made a major error. The inquest returned a verdict of death by suicide, with a Health and Safety Authority official stating that workplace stress was a factor, and the coroner recommended a new Garda directive on the issuing and use of firearms.

  In court, 18 Nov 2024Victim · 7 reports
• Gerard Hutch acquitted of Regency Hotel murder in Dublin Murder · Co. Dublin

  Five men, three disguised as armed gardaí carrying AK-47 assault rifles, stormed the Regency Hotel on the Swords Road in Dublin 9 on 5 February 2016 during a boxing weigh-in, shooting dead David Byrne, 33, from Crumlin, and injuring Aaron Bolger and Sean McGovern, while the main target Daniel Kinahan escaped. Gerard Hutch, 58, of Clontarf, Dublin 3, was charged with the murder after being arrested in Fuengirola, Spain, in August 2021 and extradited to Ireland in September 2021. Jonathan Dowdall, 44, and his father Patrick Dowdall, 65, pleaded guilty to facilitating the murder, while Paul Murphy, 59, and Jason Bonney, 50, were convicted of providing getaway vehicles. The 52-day trial at the Special Criminal Court opened in October 2022, and on 17 April 2023 the court acquitted Hutch of murder, finding the attack was orchestrated by the Hutch criminal organisation but it could not rely on the unsupported evidence of Jonathan Dowdall to prove Hutch was one of the shooters. On 7 June 2023, the court refused Hutch's application for his legal costs to be paid by the State.

  In court, 28 Sep 2021Victim · 1 report
• Gerry 'The Monk' Hutch arrested in Fuengirola, Spain, over Regency Hotel shooting Murder · Co. Dublin

  Gerry 'The Monk' Hutch, 58, was arrested by the Guardia Civil's Central Operational Unit in Fuengirola, Spain, on 12 August 2021, in connection with the 2016 Regency Hotel shooting that killed David Byrne. The arrest, carried out under a European Arrest Warrant, followed nine months of detective work by the Garda Serious and Organised Crime unit in Dublin.

  Arrested, 12 Aug 2021Victim · 1 report

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1. 6 Dec2024
   Otheririshmirror.ie, in Inquest returns suicide verdict for detective at Ballymun Garda Station

   Family of Colm Fox says Regency murder probe was 'straw that broke camel’s back'

   victim, Colm Fox, male, irish (judged from name)Colm Fox♂IE
2. 21 Nov2024
   Otheririshtimes.com, in Inquest returns suicide verdict for detective at Ballymun Garda Station

   ‘We know it was all too much for him’: Inquest into death of Det Supt Colm Fox returns verdict of suicide

   victim, Colm Fox, 56, male, irish (judged from name)Colm Fox♂56IE
3. 20 Nov2024
   Otheririshtimes.com, in Inquest returns suicide verdict for detective at Ballymun Garda Station

   Colm Fox inquest hears of ‘endless’ requests from defence team in Regency Hotel trial

   victim, Colm Fox, 56, male, irish (judged from name)Colm Fox♂56IE
4. 19 Nov2024
   In courtirishtimes.com, in Inquest returns suicide verdict for detective at Ballymun Garda Station

   Det Supt Colm Fox believed he made ‘major error’ while leading Regency Hotel shooting inquiry, inquest told

   victim, Colm Fox, male, irish (judged from name)Colm Fox♂IE
5. 18 Nov2024
   Otherextra.ie, in Inquest returns suicide verdict for detective at Ballymun Garda Station

   Garda Colm Fox was under intense pressure over Regency investigation before his death, inquest hears

   victim, Colm Fox, irish (judged from name)Colm FoxIE
6. 18 Nov2024
   Otherdublinlive.ie, in Inquest returns suicide verdict for detective at Ballymun Garda Station

   Wife of tragic Regency murder detective tells inquest: 'Something broke in him'

   victim, Colm Fox, 56, male, irish (judged from name)Colm Fox♂56IE
7. 18 Nov2024
   In courtirishmirror.ie, in Inquest returns suicide verdict for detective at Ballymun Garda Station

   Wife of Regency Hotel murder detective tells inquest: 'Something broke in him'

   victim, Colm Fox, 56, male, irish (judged from name)Colm Fox♂56IE
8. 13 Aug2021
   Arrestedirishtimes.com, in Gerard Hutch acquitted of Regency Hotel murder in Dublin

   Gerry Hutch arrest marks start of likely legal fight that could last years

   victim, Colm Fox, male, irish (judged from name)Colm Fox♂IE
9. 13 Aug2021
   Arrestedirishtimes.com, in Gerry 'The Monk' Hutch arrested in Fuengirola, Spain, over Regency Hotel shooting

   Gerry Hutch slipped through first arrest effort by Spanish police

   victim, Colm Fox, male, irish (judged from name)Colm Fox♂IE

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