"Sergeant Lee Kelly told the District Court Appeals Court that at 10.10am on May 9 last, gardai responded to an incident near Talbot Street in Dublin city centre. He said that they observed a man running away from gardai and pursued him. Sgt Kelly said that the man told them he had taken cocaine and sleeping tablets. Sgt Kelly said that Hutch was "extremely aggressive" and said obscenities to gardai."
"Defence solicitor for Hutch, Andrew Molony, said that his client has "excellent family support". He said Hutch is a young man who has suffered "every challenge" in life including the "heinous" murder of his brother in 2018. Mr Molony said that his client had been diagnosed with severe trauma and anxiety. He said he has made huge efforts to deal with this, despite having a "few blips", and that he has undertaken a treatment program to deal with his issues."
Nathan Hutch (32) pleaded guilty to intoxication in a public place and faced a related charge of threatening, abusive or insulting behaviour. He was convicted and sentenced to two months, to run consecutively to an existing 18-month sentence, and lodged an appeal against the sentence's severity. Gardaí responded to an incident near Talbot Street at 10.10am on May 9, observed a man running and pursued him; the man admitted taking cocaine and sleeping tablets and behaved extremely aggressively toward officers. Hutch has 104 previous convictions and is currently serving another sentence. Defence counsel emphasised severe trauma, anxiety, family support, and ongoing treatment, requesting probation to continue rehabilitation.
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