The Latest Breaking News from Gerry The Monk Hutch

David Byrne, 33, died after being shot six times at a crowded boxing weigh-in event at Dublin’s Regency Hotel on February 5 2016 in one of the first deadly attacks of the Hutch-Kinahan gangland feud in Ireland

'The Monk' will now walk free after being acquitted of Byrne's murder

Gerry 'The Monk' Hutch was standing trial accused of murdering David Byrne at the Regency Hotel in Dublin

A judgment in relation to the charge of murder against Gerry ‘The Monk’ Hutch is due to be given in the afternoon.

Hutch is accused of the murder of David Byrne, 33, at a crowded boxing weigh-in event on February 5 2016.

‘The Monk’ believes he will walk out the doors of the Special Criminal Court a free man

Ms Justice Tara Burns, Judge Grainne Malone and Judge Sarah Berkeley will deliver their judgement shortly after 11am tomorrow. In his closing arguments, Hutch’s barrister Brendan Grehan SC said there is “no evidence” that his client carried out the murder at Dublin’s Regency Hotel.

Bagfuls of birthday cards and letters have been sent to Hutch, who turned 60 on Tuesday, at Wheatfield Prison in Dublin

Next Monday is D-Day as the Special Criminal Court delivers it Regency shooting trial verdict

Hutch had no visitors at Wheatfield Prison but he received a lengthy video call with his family

Investigators had intelligence that they had hired a man to target Hutch family members at the funeral