Portrait of a Killer: Paddy ‘Dutchy’ Holland
It is now exactly 15 years since the cold-blooded killer suspected of murdering Veronica Guerin died in a prison in June 2009 – one week after being told he'd spend the rest of his days behind bars.
I first met Paddy ‘Dutchy’ Holland in July 2008 when I visited him in Wandsworth Prison, London.
Holland has been depicted as a heartless thug – and I’ve met some in my time – but the man I met in Wandsworth was a strangely affable character.
The 70-year-old pensioner was serving an eight-year sentence for apparently participating in a botched abduction …
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