Butterly murder accused pleads guilty to impeding firearms investigation

Frank Murphy, aged fifty-eight, of Bettystown in County Meath, pleaded guilty before the Special Criminal Court to obstructing the apprehension or prosecution of a former co-accused who became a State witness. The plea concerned an act committed on March 6, 2013, intended to impede the prosecution of David Cullen in relation to unlawful firearms possession. The case arose from the fatal shooting of Peter Butterly, a…