Three men on trial for Peter Butterly murder

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Michael McDermott, Kevin Braney and Frank Murphy went on trial for murdering Peter Butterly at the Special Criminal Court on 4 October 2018, and each pleaded not guilty. Butterly was shot dead outside The Huntsman Inn in Gormanston, County Meath, on 6 March 2013.

The prosecution alleged that Braney, Murphy and McDermott had different roles in the killing, while the court heard the trial was expected to last up to 10 weeks. The proceedings continued after the three men were arraigned before the non-jury court.