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EXCLUSIVE by STEPHEN BREEN, Crime Editor KEVIN and OWEN CONLON McANENA THIS is the chilling moment a hitman for Gerry ‘The BBC sports journalist Monk’ Hutch’s mob finishes off Kinahan gangster David hides during bloodbath Byrne while BBC reporter Kevin McAnena cowers in terror. As Patrick Hutch, 26, walked free yesterday from court after his murder charge was dropped, the Irish Sun today publishes the first ever CCTV images of the Patrick . . . horror inside the Regency Hotel on February 5, 2016. yesterday

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KILLERS ON LUNCH LEFT BEHIND GANGSTER BYRNE SHOT HE CRAWLS FOR HIS LIFE

6 THE LOOSE HITMAN MOVES IN FOR KILL Investigation . . . Regency 2

EXCLUSIVE by STEPHEN BREEN Crime Journalist of the Year THESE are the horrific scenes as a Hutch hit team stormed ’s Regency Hotel in search of mob boss Daniel Kinahan — and instead whacked cartel member David Byrne. Our exclusive CCTV images show the 34-year-old being gunned down in the lobby on 9 8 7 February 5, 2016, after he was chased through the premises by the merciless killers. Just a day after Patrick Hutch walked free following the collapse of his trial for the murder of Byrne, we publish a series of photographs to illustrate the horror 1 that greeted men, women and children who were in the hotel that HOTEL STORMED day for a boxing weigh-in. Two of the assassins, disguised as BBC sports reporter members of the Garda Emergency begged, ‘Don’t shoot’ Response Unit, arrive at front door Our extraordinary CCTV grabs from inside the Regency show a Hutch gang member — named as ‘Tac 2’ during the aborted STALKS CORRIDOR KILLER CALMLY DEPARTS DEAD CARTEL YOB DAVID THUG JUMPS ON COUNTER case — aiming his AK47 assault rifle at Byrne. neurone disease and was unable to was dead. The cameras also caught shots show the slayers roaming here.” His job that day was to During the mob’s murder mission, mob were plotting to kill him. The total of six men were involved in assault as “resourced, carefully He did so after Byrne, stand trial for Byrne’s murder. gunman Tac 2 calmly jumping on through the corridor. Unknown to create a distraction by firing shots the snaps also captured one of the investigation to ID the three the bid to wipe out the Kinahan planned, targeted and murderous”. the most senior cartel As Byrne lies dead, another snap top of the counter before firing a the assassins, their main target, and forcing people to escape via gunmen casually walking past mystery gunmen remains ongoing cartel chief — two who initially Byrne’s parents James and Sadie member to have been shows killer Tac 2, disguised as a final shot into Byrne, who was cartel kingpin Daniel Kinahan, 39, the Regency’s main entrance. Byrne towards an outside door. at Ballymun Garda Station. entered the hotel, three posing as heard that a post-mortem found murdered in the lethal member of the Garda’s Emergency already lying in a pool of blood. had a lucky escape when he was But when cartel members — along Another striking shot shows one During the trial last year, judges armed gardai and the driver. their son had died as a result of Kinahan/Hutch feud, had Response Unit, leaning over the Just seconds before the cartel brought to safety by his own with innocent members of the hitman in another part of the hotel. heard ‘Tac 2’ brutally killed Byrne. The van was then driven to the being shot a number of times with already been blasted by counter while the journalist begs: member was struck down, CCTV security team. public, including children — legged The three gunmen who stormed Barrister Sean Gillane, for the nearby Charlemont Estate, where it a high-velocity firearm. another gunman, ‘Tac 1’. “Don’t shoot, don’t shoot.” images show terrified punters Senior cartel figure Sean it in different directions, the hit the hotel that day have never been DPP, said: “Tac 2 jumped up on the was set ablaze. Prosecutor Gillane told the court One terrifying still — today In an interview shortly after the fleeing the hotel as shots rang out. McGovern, 33, who remains in team was unable to locate Daniel. formally identified, but gardai have counter and pointed his gun at the The ‘blonde’ and the man in the that during a separate Garda published for the first time — atrocity, Mr McAnena also As punters ran for their lives, the Dubai, was blasted in the leg, while In other shocking images shown drawn up a list of suspects. reporter but he didn’t discharge it. flat cap — Murray — were seen operation in Co Meath on March 9, also shows innocent BBC claimed: “He took a decision in cams captured ‘Tac 1’ and ‘Tac 3’ his pal Aaron Bulger, 28, was hit in the Special Criminal Court, Investigators suspect two of them “The man then jumped off the running away, carrying bags. 2016, investigators recovered three sports reporter Kevin that moment whether I would storming through a hotel corridor. the stomach. Both survived. judges saw the team walked are senior Hutch associates, one of counter, pointed the gun at Byrne, The three who were dressed in assault rifles which had been McAnena cowering behind live or die.” In one of the shocking clips, a Shortly before the hit team through the bar area a full SEVEN whom has survived previous who was lying on the ground and tactical uniforms had changed manufactured in China, Romania the reception counter. And in another piece of gunman returns along the corridor searched for cartel members, CCTV MINUTES after entering the Regency. attempts on his life. coldly and calmly discharged more clothes, and all the men left the and Uruguay. Also pictured in the extraordinary footage recorded brandishing a firearm. also captured the man dressed as a One horrifying photo shows a The third is suspected of being a rounds into his head and body. area in different waiting vehicles. Ballistic reports found that these hotel is former dissident by the hotel’s CCTV, Byrne In another sensational image, a woman in a corridor. hotel worker looking on as the kill prominent dissident republican “The man in the blonde wig then Revealing the victim was shot six weapons matched spent cartridges republican Kevin ‘Flat can be seen crawling on his Hutch mobster is seen carrying an Running through the hotel, the crew hunt their victims. from Northern Ireland who has arrived and could be heard saying times and had gunshot wounds to which were recovered at the Cap’ Murray, who has knees after being shot by AK47 and a handgun as the Hutch assassin in drag was heard saying, The snap also shows a plate of recently sought protection from the words to the effect: ‘I can’t f***ing his head, face, abdomen, hands and Regency following the gun attack. Tac 1. Seconds later, he since died from motor Plugged . . . cartel member David team searches for its prey. Other “I can’t f***ing find him. He’s not food left by a terrified customer. Real IRA over fears the Kinahan find him, he’s not f***ing here.” A thigh, counsel described the hotel @SteBreen SHOCK FACELIFT PICS Katie’s Jor dropping! SEE PAGE 7 Friday, December 28, 2018 BEST VALUE IN IRELAND €1.10 (50p NI) www.thesun.ie TRUTH ABOUT SEX MONSTER

Banks . . . Varad praises TINDER vulture funds

By KIERAN DINEEN VULTURE funds have been saluted by the Taoiseach as “often better than the main banks at dealing with loan write- downs”. told a meeting of politicial RAPIST reporters that Ireland’s main banks “tend to Caged . . . vile sex ‘extend and pretend’ rather than coming to thug Nevin trawled settlements with people”. Tinder app to find Full Story — Page Two and groom victims

IS ‘PUREEXCL USIVE by STEPHEN BREEN, Crime Editor A WOMAN sexually assaulted by Tinder rapist Patrick Nevin has told how the twisted monster sent her a text the next day asking if she was “OK”. The 35-year-old has broken her silence for the first time since the 2014 ordeal that saw the yob jailed for five-and-a-half years. Speaking to the Irish Sun, the Brazilian described the web predator as “pure evil”. She added: “I will always hate him for what he did to me. He is a real danger to women and always will be.” EVIL’ Interview . . chat with our Stephen Full Story — Pages Four and Five Nevin’s victim tells of her nightmare ordeal 4 ...... Friday, December 28, 2018 1RM 1RM Friday, December 28, 2018 ...... 5 24/7 road EX-LoI PLAYER ON work call SICK TINDER PSYCHO’S VICTIM SPEAKS OUT MAJOR transport works should be 24/7 to ensure earlier end dates and less DRINK-DRIVE RAP disruption, it is claimed. 6I was A FORMER League of Ireland By OWEN CONLON Kildare Senator Anthony TWISTED star has blamed a positive drink Lawlor spoke as road- and drugs test on his return to ment, Kasmi said he had behaved works to widen the M7 in PREDATOR Kildare continue 12 so, so “like a complete idiot” and begged his Belgium, saying he was “the months after they began. Beast Nevin is happiest player on Earth” while club and fans for a second chance. He added: “During six months at He said: “The planning today branded at Waterford United. Waterford, I was the happiest of public transport infra- Faysel Kasmi, 23, released a ‘pure evil’ by scared. player on Earth.” statement through his agent structure must include a He told how he was “away greater emphasis on cost- brave Brazilian after being caught tanked up from everything” and life was survivor who while behind the wheel on benefit analysis of shorter “more simple” but he couldn’t construction timeframes.” added: ‘ I will He just Sunday, the morning after his turn down the Belgium offer. club’s last game of the year. Beerschot Wilrijk said it is always hate him’ The Belgian, who trans- “monitoring the case”, and HEIR MILES ferred from Waterford to sec- “will take the appropriate changed ond division side Beerschot- measures” if necessary after A dad from Fort Myers, Wilrijk last June, had been at getting official confirmation. US, booked flights all over a party to celebrate his club’s Kasmi played 12 times and Christmas just so he 3-0 win over Lommel the scored two goals during his could spend time with his so fast7 night before. In the state- Apology . . . Kasmi six-month stay at Waterford. air hostess daughter.

Only interview . . . our man Stephen listens to courageous victim’s story

It felt like an eternity, I wasn’t sure if he was going to rape or kill me

A BRAVE victim of evil EXCLUSIVE by STEPHEN BREEN It must have been only a few English language student, who some work and help me with my was lost. He drove into an empty and nobody will ever know what Crime Journalist of the Year seconds, but it felt like an eternity. cannot be named to protect her level of the language. He also told green space where no one could they’ve gone through. I’ve never Tinder rapist Patrick Nevin I wasn’t sure if he was going to identity, first encountered the fiend me he would bring me to the best see us. He changed completely in blamed Ireland or the Irish for has told of her fears she’d following day it was as if everything rape me or kill me. I was fighting on Tinder weeks before the attack. cafe in Dublin. seconds. He started swearing at me what happened. It could have was normal. This was a callous act back and managed to get out of the Nevin, 37, left a series of explicit “He seemed to have changed and in a horrible tone of voice and was happened anywhere and I hope to be killed after she was because it looked as if he was car and started screaming.” messages before the woman stopped I agreed to meet because I thought full of hate — I’d never experienced come back to Ireland some day.” targeted by the monster. concerned about me. She added: “I was left with communicating with him. we were just going for a coffee in anything like it. Nevin’s victim, who spent over a “Thank God I managed to get bruises all over my legs and arms But the monster contacted her the city centre.” “In court, he looked at me several day and a half in the witness box As the 35-year-old Brazilian away from him because he could and I was frozen to the spot and again and promised to help her She then agreed to meet him in times, trying to intimidate me, as if after he denied a sex assault woman continues to recover have raped or killed me. couldn’t move. I’d seen some people find employment. The Brazilian the city centre but was shocked to I shouldn’t have been there at all. charge, also urged victims of sexual from her July 2014 ordeal, she “When he stopped the car, he when we were driving into the area native then agreed to meet him find him in his car. “It was like he hated me because violence to come forward. breaks her silence to reveal completely changed in seconds. but now there was nobody around. because he was “friendlier”. Nevin told her he was coming I had stopped him whereas he had She added: “I came forward the details of her ongoing torment. “Suddenly we were in a place with “I came out from where I was so She said: “When he first made from the gym and would drive her succeeded with some other girls, day after the incident and would In her only interview since Nevin a lot of trees and he said he was slowly because I wasn’t sure if he contact all he was doing was trying to a nearby coffee shop. but I wouldn’t let him.” plead with anyone who finds them- was jailed for five-and-a-half years lost. He drove into an empty green was gone and I thought he might to introduce sex talk into the His victim added: “I made the The survivor told of the impact selves in the same situation as me for sexual assault last month, she space and locked the doors and then be still hidden and waiting for me. conversation so I told him I wasn’t mistake of getting in because I the July 2014 attack had on her. to please come forward and work told the Irish Sun how the sicko sent he turned into a monster. “I was so, so scared. He had interested and I cut him off. thought it would be a short journey. She added: “I was so scared after with the Gardai. They were very her a chilling message the day after “He started swearing at me in a changed so quickly, he wasn’t the “I was looking to meet friends “As soon as I sat in his car, he it. Even little things scare me to see compassionate and caring.” the attack asking if she was “OK”. horrible tone of voice and was full of same person. and improve my English. was talking constantly. people fighting or even just shout- Nevin will be sentenced next May And she branded him as “pure hate — I had never experienced “I didn’t know if he had friends “Then he got back in contact “As my English was so limited I ing in the street, I can’t handle it. for two other attacks also carried evil” for preying on her and other anything like it. who he would send after me. again but he was much kinder. I had to really concentrate on what “It reminds me of that moment out in July 2014. He raped one innocent women over the years. “He started trying to put his hands “I moved house and changed my realise now this was all part of his he was saying and I was looking at when he attacked me and I never woman and sexually assaulted She said: “I will always hate him up my dress and there was a strug- number but I was absolutely plan to attack me. him the whole time, so I didn’t want to think of that again. another, having met both on Tinder. for what he did to me. He’s a real gle. He started hitting me and terrified for a year that he’d get “I had just arrived in Ireland and notice where we were going. “He’s a disgusting individual. I l IF you are affected by the issues danger to women and always will be. punched me on the back of the head. someone to get me. It totally I had no job and very little English “Suddenly we were in a place don’t believe anything he says. He’s in this story, you can contact the When he sent me the text the “He hit me on the legs and arms. destroyed my trust in men.” The and he promised to help me get with a lot of trees and he said he destroyed so many women’s lives Rape Crisis Centre on 1800 778888. THE IRISH RITA HEALS LIAM’S PAYNE

ALL’S ROSIE FOR KIRSTEN SEE SEE PAGE 9 SunWednesday, August 22, 2018 BEST VALUE IN IRELAND €1.10 (50p NI) www.thesun.ie bi arre EXCLUSIVE: SINGING PRIEST’S BOY IN PLEA TO HOLY FATHER Fr Cleary’s homeless

Hoping for apology . . . Ross son: Say and, below, Pope

By STEPHEN BREEN SINGING priest Fr Michael Cleary’s son told last night how he is homeless and said: “It’s a terrible situation.” Ross Hamilton, 41, has slept rough and in hostels after losing his apartment seven months ago. The dad of one also demanded an sorry to apology from Pope Francis to the victims of clerical abuse and children of clerics. And Ross said: “I still feel the stigma of having a father as a priest.” Full Story — Pages Four and Five

me, Francis Family . . late Fr Cleary with Ross as a teenager 4 ...... Wednesday, August 22, 2018 1RM 1RM Wednesday, August 22, 2018 ...... 5 PAPAL VISIT 2018 EXCLUSIVE:EXCLUSIVE: SINGINGSINGING PRIEST’SPRIEST’S SONSON WANTSWANTS POPEPOPE APOLOGYAPOLOGY FATHER Being around town you see all sorts of things going on: assaults, CLEARY alers and crazy activity. I have had to sleep rough a few SCANDAL drug de ROCKED times and get my food at Capuchin. On a few occasions, I found here I stayed. IRELAND a park with locked gates and that’s w By STEPHEN BREEN Interview . . . our man Stephen with Ross IN MAY 1992, the Catho- lic Church in Ireland was By STEPHEN BREEN rocked by the revelation Bishop Eamonn Casey had THE son of ‘Singing Priest’ Every time I think I’m fathered a child with getting started something comes along to BLESS ME American woman Annie Fr Michael Cleary is home- Murphy. less and last night screw me up. I want to get o FATHER... Just under two years declared: “I’m in a terrible ut of this desperate situation and start later, the Church was at situation . . it’s a nightmare.” Ross as a young teen the centre of a second working. I want to get back with his mum and massive scandal after it Desperate Ross Hamilton — to square one. I just want to do right was revealed Fr Michael who was identified as the Cleary, & below, Cleary, a close pal of infamous cleric’s child in a by my daughter — her birth w with mother Phyllis Casey, fathered two child- scandal which rocked Ireland as the happiest time of my life. ren with Phyllis Hamilton. in 1994 — has been forced to As the world’s media sleep in parks after losing his gathered in Dublin, Ms apartment. Hamilton and Ross were In an extraordinary interview bombarded with requests with the Irish Sun, Ross, 41, to tell their story. confirmed how he has been without Phyllis’ book Secret a permanent address for the last Love revealed how the seven months. pair met when Phyllis was The dad of one said: “I am GOSPEL ACCORDING just 17. effectively homeless. I am staying As a teenager, Phyllis on a friend’s couch at the moment had first seen the priest but I have also been staying in TO...ROSS HAMILTON hostels and sleeping rough. at one of his gigs. “The Church gave me a cheque to Son of Fr Cleary speaks out on They were later intro- help with my accommodation in situation he finds himself in duced and became friends January but it didn’t last very before embarking on a long . . . I had no other option but secret relationship and to go to them for help. bringing two children into “You get to know people in the world. similar situations and it can happen Although the mum later to anyone. When you are sleeping e Church establishment] to help is also very left Ireland, Cleary trav- rough you are exposed. The reluctance [of th elled to America in a bid “Being around town you see all She had a huge heart to win her back. After her sorts of things going on, assaults, have oesn’t reflect the teachings of Christ. They return to Ireland, Phyllis, drug dealers and crazy activity. I unchristian. It d her son and the popular have had to sleep rough a few and the people who times and get my food at Capuchin es aloofness. They have a priest agreed to keep (day centre for homeless people). the trappings of royalty and that includ their secret. “On a few occasions, I found a knew her, knew she The family always park with locked gates and that’s l institution they are. feared the story would be where I stayed. ty of care — considering what a powerfu made public one day, but “The Capuchin centre is full but du was a good woman. it wasn’t until Fr Cleary’s I’m not too proud to take advan- death on New Year’s Eve tage of it if it helps me save some in 1993, that it broke. money to keep me going. My early childhood Ross said: “I remember “I have met all kinds of people in those days so well. We there . . . a lot of people in the same were surrounded and we situation as me and it’s tough.” memories are happy. And ahead of the visit of Pope even had the media hiding Francis to Ireland on Saturday, Fr in trees outside our house Cleary’s son also called on the desperate for the story.” Church leader to apologise to He added: “My father children fathered by priests and to was decent for the most the victims of clerical abuse. part . . it was a different Ross said: “I hope when the Pope mindset back then. People arrives in Ireland there is an kept quiet and would enthusiastic apology for the failures never talk about the of the hierarchy in dealing with Church. abuse cases and the children of “Before his death, my priests. father was afraid when “It’s my feeling in the past there was a reluctance to admit any their story came out the wrongdoing in the establishment. country would turn on my “There are a lot of good people mother . . . and they did. in the Church, including missionar- There was nasty phone ies who do great work. calls and family friends “The reluctance to help is also even got death threats.” very unchristian. It doesn’t reflect the teachings of Christ which is very disappointing. They have the trappings of royalty and that includes aloofness. “I do feel they have a duty of My life’s a nightmare care . . considering what a powerful institution they are. That’s why I’m speaking about my situation now. “A lot of wrongs have been com- help me more in the future and I on a documentary on the project.” ter. Her birth was the happiest learn who his father was when he was forced to leave the property started calling me on it and I went mother for mitted. In the Bible it says respect know he has been busy. Ross also told how he was forced time of my life. was ten. And he was convinced the after his mum’s death in 2001. He home from school upset. I helping him the laws of man and the priests “On the one hand I’m glad Ire- to leave his rented apartment after “I would hope to have a place as world would soon know his family’s said: “The first year after the scan- demanded to know who my dad cope with one who committed abuse should have land is going to reconnect with its injuring his back in a work soon as possible but it’s so hard. secret when the Bishop Eamonn dal broke, my mum was told to was and my mother said, ‘guess’. I of the biggest been ordered to go to the police Christian heritage . . . on the other I accident, which led to him becom- “Everyone is in competition with Casey scandal broke in 1992. keep quiet and take it to her grave. went through a couple of family scandals in the and confess.” hope there is a very honest apology ing unemployed. everyone else. There are loads of Casey — who was close friends “We were getting the runaround friends and wish-list movie stars. Church here. Ross added: “Given who and for the failings towards children. Although he has previously empty houses and why can’t the with Fr Cleary and knew of his from them and then she told her “She gave me this look and said He added: “She was a what the Church are supposed to “I still feel the stigma of having worked as an actor and part-time Government put families in these two children — had fathered a child story. The week after the scandal ‘you know’ and I said ‘Father damaged woman by her be, it’s clear they owe a debt to a father as a priest whereas mod- model, he has recently undertaken properties? with US woman Annie Murphy. broke we were surrounded. Cleary’. At that point I was a upbringing and she grew up humanity. The Church is supposed ern society would be more kind courses to become a qualified fork- “I would love to work in the area But Ross had to wait until the “We even met Max Clifford but messer in school but we never in tough times. But she was a to be about the family, charity and about someone having a priest as a lift driver. of film but I have just got a fork- first week of 1994 before details of he didn’t understand the relevance confronted each other about it until very strong woman after every- goodwill.” father. There’s nothing in the Bible He added: “Every time I think lift licence recently and I’m looking his mother’s relationship with his of the story. the Bishop Casey scandal and there thing she had been through. She The priest’s son also told how he which says priests shouldn’t marry.” I’m getting started something comes to get something in construction.” father were made public. “When I was ten I was in school was a big witch-hunt. had a huge heart and the people had contacted Archbishop Diarmuid Ross has also vowed to work with along to screw me up. My main During the last papal visit to Ire- Although Ross’ mum Phyllis in St Mary’s and because I was “We had to confront each other who knew her, knew she was a Martin over his situation. the children of other priests, add- priority is to get back to normal. I land in 1979, Ross’ father performed wrote a book with journalist Paul very vague on who my father was I then when I was 14 or 15. Even good woman. My early childhood He added: “I have some hope and ing: “I have spoken recently with ended up homeless. in front of 200,000 people in Williams — entitled Secret Love — started telling lies. though we confronted it after Casey memories are happy. I think Diarmuid Martin is a good another girl who is a daughter of a “I want to get out of this desper- Ballybrit, Galway, before Pope John about her affair with the cleric, “I had an imagination and was we never talked about it much . . . “When she died I went off the man and I think he’s under pres- priest and it’s all about support. I ate situation and start working. I Paul II addressed the crowd. both her and Ross were allowed to making things up. I started we tried to carry on as normal. It rails and went to Lanzarote. I had sure from both sides . . . secular and would like to help others in the want to get back to square one. I Although Ross was only three at continue to live in Fr Cleary’s describing a rich lawyer who had a was a very uncomfortable and been hopping all over the place but the Church. I have hope for him to future and I’m also hoping to work just want to do right by my daugh- the time of the visit, he would first house in Harold’s Cross. But Ross Ferrari and lived in LA. The kids strange experience.” Ross hailed his just want to settle down now.” Visits . . late Fr Cleary warms up for JP II in 1979 and Pope Francis ahead of this weekend’s trip