Derek Hutch
Derek "Del Boy" Hutch is an Irish criminal and brother of Gary Hutch.[1][2]
Stolen motorcycle conviction[edit]
He was jailed for two years in 2009 after trying to sell a stolen motorbike to a Garda.[3]
Manslaughter conviction[edit]
Derek Hutch and an accomplice were convicted of the manslaughter of Barry McGuire on St. Stephen's Day 2007 in Ashbourne, County Meath.[4][5]
Hutch and Alan Donohue pleaded guilty of manslaughter of Barry McGuire and to intentionally or recklessly causing serious harm to Damien Carty on the same occasion.[5]
Barry McGuire had died from a single knife wound after going to the aid of his friends who had got involved in an altercation with the defendants.[5]
Initially both defendants had claimed to have been attacked and trying to dispose of the knives.[5]
Derek Hutch had previously been jailed for firearms offences and had 39 previous convictions.[5]
The sentences were backdated to 2009 when the defendants were taken into custody.[5]
Armed robbery conviction[edit]
In 2012 he was found guilty of coordinating an armed van raid at Foxborough Road, Lucan on 15 May 2009.[4] During the raid Gardaí shot one of his accomplices dead.[4] He was sentenced to sixteen years, which was backdated to 2009.[4]
Shooting of brother Gary[edit]
After his brother was shot dead on 24 September 2015 he was granted compassionate leave to view his brothers' body and pay respects at the family home.[3] He was handcuffed to a prison officer at all times during this visit.[3] He was not allowed to attend his brothers' funeral on grounds of security.[3]
Attacks in prison[edit]
He was attacked in October and December 2015 in prison.[1][2]
Release[edit]
He was released from Wheatfield Prison on 31 July 2021.[6]
Dangerous driving[edit]
On 27 May 2022 he was riding his motorcycle when he hit a Ukrainian woman on Amiens Street.[7][8] He had done a u-turn after spotting Gardaí shortly before the collision.[8]
He was charged in October 2022 with driving under the influence of an intoxicant, dangerous driving causing severe bodily harm to a woman on 27 May 2022 and six counts of dangerous driving at Summerhill on the same date.[7] Also known as "Derek Moore", he was to face his next hearing on 27 January 2023 with remaining charges to be heard the following July.[7]
References[edit]
- ^ a b Calnan, Denise (26 April 2016). "Timeline: Murders, attacks and attempted talks of deadly Hutch-Kinahan feud". Irish Independent. Retrieved 11 May 2016.
- ^ a b "Fear of reprisals after criminal shot dead in Spain". RTÉ News. 25 September 2015. Retrieved 11 May 2016.
- ^ a b c d "Killer Derek 'Del Boy' Hutch gets compassionate leave to view body of brother". 6 October 2015. Retrieved 11 May 2016.
- ^ a b c d "Killer sentenced to an extra five years in jail". Fingal Independent. 7 August 2012. Retrieved 11 May 2016.
- ^ a b c d e f "Man jailed for Meath manslaughter". The Irish Times. 24 February 2011. Retrieved 11 May 2016.
- ^ O'Connell, Patrick; Foy, Ken (31 July 2021). "'Dangerous and volatile' convicted killer Derek 'Del Boy' Hutch released from prison amid high security". Irish Independent. Retrieved 3 February 2023.
- ^ a b c Tuite, Tom (17 January 2023). "Derek 'Del Boy' Hutch charged with dangerous driving causing serious harm to woman". Western People. Retrieved 3 February 2023.
- ^ a b Bracken, Ali (28 May 2022). "Derek 'Del Boy' Hutch did u-turn before crash that left Ukrainian woman with serious head injuries". Irish Independent. Retrieved 3 February 2023.