2018-07-20
On-the-run accused pleads guilty to murdering dissident republican
Stage: Sentence
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: Evans is the third person facing a life sentence for Mr Butterly's murder, after the Special Criminal Court convicted 36-year-old Edward McGrath of Land Dale Lawns, Springfield, Tallaght, and 48-year-old Sharif Kelly of Pinewood Green Road, Balbriggan last year.; Ms Justice Isobel Kennedy remanded him in custody until a hearing on July 31 when he will be given the mandatory sentence of life imprisonment.