A witness of the Regency Hotel shooting has told a court he was terrified and felt the attack went on forever.
25 year old Patrick Hutch of Champion’s Avenue in Dublin 1 denies murdering David Byrne at the hotel in Whitehall in Dublin almost two years ago.
Stephanie Grogan reports from the Special Criminal Court.
Boxing gym member Paul Spencer went to the Regency Hotel in February 2016 to watch a weigh in for an upcoming match.
He told the court he saw a number of guys there associated with the MGM gym including Daniel Kinahan.
A man in a flat cap and a blonde woman were also there who stood out
He described the woman as ‘bockety on her feet and unsteady on her legs’.
Mr Spencer then heard a shout of ‘GUN, GUN’
He saw the woman and the man in flat cap pull out two handguns - he heard shots and he dropped to the floor.
The court heard Mr Spencer later felt relieved when he heard someone say ‘It’s ok. It’s ok-the ERU are here’ .
He saw two men enter the room with guns and balaclavas across their face and people stood up believing they were gardai.
He said these men walked calmly into the centre of the room – he then saw one of them take aim and shoot someone.
The court heard Mr Spencer felt like the whole thing was going on forever and he was terrified.
