17/09/2008

Man Charged In Bookies Murder Case

A 22-year-old man has been charged with the murder of Christopher Barry in a bookmakers on Saturday.

Barry, 25, was shot dead in Byrne's Bookmakers in Killester Avenue, north Dublin, at around 3pm at the weekend.

Gardaí arrested a 22-year-old man in Tallaght the very same evening, and had been questioning him about the murder for the last three days.

A Garda spokesman said last night: "The 22-year-old man arrested in relation to the fatal shooting of Christopher Barry will appear before Dublin District Court tomorrow morning in relation to the incident."

Another man arrested in connection with the incident was released and a file on the matter will be prepared for the Director of Public Prosecutions.

(DW/JM)

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