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Four are charged in connection with Peter Butterly murder

Date
2017-09-08

Stage
Charge Or Pretrial

Primary locality
Gormanston

County
Meath

Summary

Four men appeared before an out-of-term sitting of the Special Criminal Court on charges arising from the death of Peter Butterly. Mr Butterly, aged thirty-five, was shot outside The Huntsman Inn in Gormanston, County Meath on 6 March 2013. Michael McDermott, aged fifty-eight, from Ballinagh, County Cavan, faces a murder charge alongside allegations of membership of an unlawful organisation and unlawful possession of a firearm and ammunition. Laurence Murphy, aged sixty, and Frank Murphy, aged fifty-eight, both from Bettystown, County Meath, are charged with membership of an unlawful organisation. Frank Murphy additionally faces murder and firearm possession charges. Ray Kennedy, aged thirty-eight, from Dublin, is charged with membership of an unlawful organisation. All four were remanded in custody pending their return to the Special Criminal Court on 14 September.

Who, what, where, when and why

What: Report matter: Four are charged in connection with Peter Butterly murder. Charges or matters: the murder of Mr Butterly on March 6 2013, at The Huntsman Inn, Gormanstown in Co; membership of an unlawful organisation styling itself the Irish Republican Army, otherwise Oglaigh Na hEireann, otherwise the IRA on March 6, 2013; membership of an unlawful organisation within the state, namely Oglaigh na hEireann, otherwise the Irish Republican Army, otherwise the IRA on March 6, 2013; membership of an unlawful organisation; murder; possession of a 9mm Beretta semi-automatic pistol; possession of seven rounds of 9mm ammunition. Procedural stage: charge_or_pretrial

When:

March 6, 2013 Incident
March 6 2013 Hearing Or Sentence
March 5, 2013 Incident
September 14 Adjournment
2017-09-08 Publication

Why: He said he explained to Mr Murphy the reason for his arrest in ordinary language and cautioned him. CNI source report

Case subjects

Frank Murphy

Defendant

Charges: murder; possession of a 9mm Beretta semi-automatic pistol; possession of seven rounds of 9mm ammunition; membership of an unlawful organisation (Alleged Or Contested)

Outcome: remanded in custody to appear at the Special Criminal Court on September 14

Laurence Murphy

Defendant

Charges: membership of an unlawful organisation (Alleged Or Contested)

Outcome: remanded in custody to appear at the Special Criminal Court on September 14

Michael McDermott

Defendant

Charges: murder; membership of an unlawful organisation; possession of a 9mm Beretta semi-automatic pistol; possession of seven rounds of 9mm ammunition (Alleged Or Contested)

Outcome: remanded in custody to appear at the Special Criminal Court on September 14

Peter Butterly

Accused

Charges: the murder of Mr Butterly on March 6 2013, at The Huntsman Inn, Gormanstown in Co; membership of an unlawful organisation styling itself the Irish Republican Army, otherwise Oglaigh Na hEireann, otherwise the IRA on March 6, 2013; membership of an unlawful organisation within the state, namely Oglaigh na hEireann, otherwise the Irish Republican Army, otherwise the IRA on March 6, 2013 (Alleged Or Contested)

Ray Kennedy

Defendant

Charges: membership of an unlawful organisation (Alleged Or Contested)

Outcome: remanded in custody to appear at the Special Criminal Court on September 14