Dean Evans arrested in Spain over murder charge

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Dean Evans was arrested in Spain in connection with the murder of Peter Butterly. The proceedings were reported on 5 April 2018.

Evans had been due to stand trial for murder but failed to attend court in January 2017. The Special Criminal Court issued a warrant for his arrest. The report said he was due to face a European Arrest Warrant seeking his return to Ireland.

Butterly was shot dead in the car park of the Huntsman Inn in Gormanston, County Meath, on 6 March 2013.

In April 2017, Edward McGrath and Sharif Kelly were found guilty at the Special Criminal Court of Butterly’s murder and jailed for life. Four men had originally been charged with the murder; David Cullen later became a State witness and his murder charge was dropped.

This report covers an earlier stage of the case. Later developments are not reported here.