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Sat 06 Jun 2009Veronica Guerin suspect dies in prison
PATRICK ‘DUTCHY’ Holland, the career criminal named in court as the man who shot crime journalist Veronica Guerin, has died in a British jail aged 70.The Dubliner and former US marine was found dead at 6am yesterday in his cell in Parkhurst prison, Isle of Wight.
Holland is believed to have suffered from a heart complaint. A spokeswoman for the British ministry of justice said it appeared he had died of natural causes.
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