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Schoolboys witnessed gun attack, Peter Butterly murder trial hears

Summary

In a 2017 hearing, the Special Criminal Court heard the second trial of Edward McGrath (35) and Sharif Kelly (46) for the murder of Peter Butterly (35) on 6 March 2013 at The Huntsman Inn car park, Gormanstown, Co. Meath. Both pleaded not guilty to the murder and to firearm offences at the same address. The trial proceeded after the third accused, Dean Evans (24), failed to appear and was not located by the gardai. The court considered prosecution claims of privilege over information relating to a protected witness. A secondary school student, Sean Brennan, testified that he saw a man raise his arm and shoot another man while waiting for a bus opposite the Inn, and that he later called 999. The hearing continued under Mr Justice Tony Hunt with Judges John O'Hagan and Anne Ryan.

Who, what, where, when and why

What: Report matter: Schoolboys witnessed gun attack, Peter Butterly murder trial hears. Charges or matters: the murder of Peter Butterly (35) who was shot dead in the car park of The Huntsman Inn, at Gormanstown Co Meath on March 6, 2013; firearm offences at the same address, on the same date. Procedural stage: trial

When:

• March 6, 2013 Hearing Or Sentence
• 2017-01-18 Publication

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Stage Trial Violent Crime

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