Bullet cases from Regency murder scene were fired by recovered AKs, trial hears

At the Special Criminal Court in Dublin, ballistics evidence has linked three AK-47 variant assault rifles recovered in County Meath to the fatal shooting of David Byrne at the Regency Hotel on 5 February 2016. Detective Garda David O'Leary, a ballistics expert, testified that cartridge cases discovered in the hotel lobby and function room were fired from the recovered weapons. The three rifles comprised Chinese…