Man found not guilty of friend’s murder

A man has been cleared of murdering his friend, but convicted of impeding the prosecution after dumping his body.

Father-of-two Peter Gunn was stabbed to death five years ago and his body was dumped in a water-filled trench near Dublin Airport.

Alan Harte, aged 33, of Clareville Grove, Glasnevin, Dublin, had pleaded not guilty to murdering the 28-year-old on January 4, 2009, at a flat in Cabra Park.