Man freed as State drops murder charge over body found in a bog

A man walked free from court yesterday after the State’s legal team dropped a murder charge against him.

Matthew Gralton, aged 22, had pleaded not guilty to the murder of Christy Daly, aged 47, on a remote bog lane in Kilbride, Clara, Co Offaly between December 29, 2013, and January 7, 2014.

The murder charge against Mr Gralton, of Mt Prospect, Co Roscommon, was dropped following several days of legal argument at the Central Criminal Court.