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Dublin man to be sentenced next month for assisting in disposal of friend's body

Summary

Alan Harte, aged 33, was found not guilty of murdering Peter Gunn, 28, on 4 January 2009. However, he was convicted of assisting in the disposal of Gunn's body. After the murder, Harte and friends left a bar at 2:30 am, returned to a flat being house‑sat by Kastriot Boza, and later helped transport Gunn's body to a location nine miles away in Phibsborough. The body was placed in the back of Heyrush Rama's car and then dumped into a water‑filled trench. A post‑mortem on 16 January 2009 revealed a stab wound to Gunn's left chest, collapsing his left lung and injuring his heart. Harte has 170 previous convictions. The court imposed a six‑year sentence, suspending the last two years, for Harte's role in the disposal of the body. The article does not state any further legal outcomes.

Who, what, where, when and why

What: Report matter: Dublin man to be sentenced next month for assisting in disposal of friend's body. Charges or matters: the murder of Peter Gunn (28) on 4 of January 2009 at a flat in Cabra Park; impeding the garda investigation into the murder of Peter Gunn. Procedural stage: sentence

When:

• January 2009 Hearing Or Sentence
• 2014-05-19 Publication

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Stage Sentence Violent Crime

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