Court finds pair guilty of murder of Brazilian man in Kerry

Two men have been found guilty of murdering a Brazilian man and dumping his body in a north Kerry bog.

Court finds pair guilty of murder of Brazilian man in Kerry

Two men have been found guilty of murdering a Brazilian man and dumping his body in a north Kerry bog.

The body of Bruno Lemes De Sousa was discovered in Shronowen Bog outside Listowel on March 11, 2012.

Twenty-year-old John Paul Cawley and 29-year-old Wenio Rodriguez Da Silva - both with an address at 2 Ardoughter Ballyduff - were accused of murdering 28-year-old Bruno Lemes De Sousa, between February 16 and 17, 2012.

Both men pleaded not guilty to the charge of murder; however John Paul Cawley pleaded guilty to manslaughter.

They have both been found guilty of murder.

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