Kevin Braney acquitted on firearm and ammunition charges

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Kevin Braney was acquitted of firearm and ammunition charges at the Special Criminal Court, in an outcome reported on 13 December 2018. The charges concerned a 9mm Beretta pistol and seven rounds of ammunition allegedly possessed at Blackthorn Apartments, Balbriggan, on 5 March 2013.

Braney had denied murdering Peter Butterly, and the court was due to deliver judgment on that case early the following year. He was remanded in custody until 18 January, when the case was listed for mention.