A man arrested in Spain following his failure to appear at trial has pleaded guilty to murdering dissident republican Peter Butterly at the Special Criminal Court. Dean Evans, aged 27 and from Dublin, admitted to the charge of murdering Mr Butterly, who was shot dead outside The Huntsman Inn, Gormanstown, County Meath on 6 March 2013. Ms Justice Isobel Kennedy remanded Evans in custody pending sentencing on 31 July, when he will receive a mandatory life sentence. Evans is the third person to receive a life sentence for the killing, following the conviction last year of Edward McGrath and Sharif Kelly. Three other men remain scheduled to stand trial later this year on the same charge, including a man with an address in Cavan. Evans had absconded before his trial was due to commence in January 2017, prompting a European Arrest Warrant. He was apprehended in Spain in April and subsequently surrendered to Irish authorities.
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- Third man facing life sentence over Butterly murder - RTE.ie RTE.ie · Fri, 20 Jul 2018 07:00:00 GMT
- Two men jailed over murder of dissident republican Peter Butterly - The Journal The Journal · Mon, 01 Apr 2019 07:00:00 GMT
- Man who went on run while facing trial for murder of dissident republican appears in court - Irish Independent Irish Independent · Tue, 17 Apr 2018 07:00:00 GMT
- Extradited gunman who shot IRA man pleads guilty to his murder - Irish Independent Irish Independent · Sat, 21 Jul 2018 07:00:00 GMT
- Extradited gunman who shot IRA man pleads guilty to his murder - Irish Independent Irish Independent · Fri, 20 Jul 2018 07:00:00 GMT
- Man found guilty of disrupting investigation into murder of dissident republican - BreakingNews.ie BreakingNews.ie · Mon, 17 May 2021 07:00:00 GMT
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- Murderer apologises to Butterly family after being jailed for life - Irish Examiner Irish Examiner · Tue, 31 Jul 2018 07:00:00 GMT
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