Evans, McGrath and Kelly plead not guilty to murder

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Dean Evans, Edward McGrath and Sharif Kelly pleaded not guilty to murder at the Special Criminal Court, reported on 30 October 2014.

Peter Butterly was shot dead at the Huntsman Inn in Gormanston, County Meath, on 6 March 2013. Evans and McGrath also denied firearm offences. The court heard that the legality of the arrests was a key issue, while evidence from National Surveillance Unit officers could not be published to protect investigative methods. The trial continued before Ms Justice Deirdre Murphy, Ms Justice Margaret Heneghan and Judge Cormac Dunne.