Dean Evans, aged 27, received a mandatory life sentence at the Special Criminal Court following his guilty plea to the murder of Peter Butterly, a 35-year-old dissident republican shot dead outside The Huntsman Inn in Gormanstown, County Meath on 6 March 2013. Evans, of Grange Park Rise in Raheny, Dublin, expressed remorse through his legal representatives and apologised to the victim's family for the suffering caused. The victim's widow provided a statement highlighting the trauma inflicted on the Butterly family and their three children. Detective Sergeant Liam Archbold outlined how gardaí monitored a silver Toyota vehicle and arrested Evans at the scene following the shooting. Evans had absconded before his scheduled trial in January 2017 but was arrested in Spain last April and returned to Ireland to face charges. Two other men previously received life sentences for their roles in the murder. Three additional suspects remain scheduled for trial on murder charges relating to the incident.
Extradited murderer apologises to dissident republican's family
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Source: Courts News Ireland
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