[2] Eddie was a brother of Gerry Hutch and was considered a non-violent criminal, having convictions for small-time fraud and shoplifting.
[1] Eddie took legal action when courts decided that he did not qualify for compensation from Dublin Corporation when his local authority home burned down while he was in prison for breaching a barring order.
[3] Men broke into his house on Poplar Row, North Strand, Dublin at about 7.45pm on 8 February, and Eddie Hutch was shot nine times.
[1] The motive for his killing is thought by Gardaí to be revenge for the shooting of David Byrne.
[6] He is being detailed under section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act 1984 at a Garda station in north Dublin.