Kevin Braney loses appeal against Peter Butterly murder conviction

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Kevin Braney’s murder conviction was upheld by the Court of Appeal after it dismissed his appeal on 19 June 2026.

The conviction concerned the murder of Peter Butterly, who was shot outside the Huntsman Inn in Gormanston, Co Meath, on 6 March 2013.

The court rejected challenges to the surveillance evidence, the evidence of accomplice David Cullen and other grounds, finding no error in principle or law.