The body of a NI man was recovered from the water beneath Slieve League mountain in Co Donegal
A 38-year-old man has been charged with murder in relation to the discovery of a body recovered from the water beneath Slieve League mountain in Co Donegal.
Alan Vial, of Drumanoo Head, Killybegs, was charged with the murder of Robert Wilkin, originally from Northern Ireland, at an unknown place on Sunday June 25.He did not speak during the hearing.No application for bail was made during the brief court hearing. A Garda officer told the court that he had arrested Vial in Ballyshannon Garda Station and charged him with the murder earlier on Friday.Vial was remanded in custody by Judge Eiteain Cunningham and will appear in Letterkenny District Court again on Monday.
Vial was previously arrested last month, along with a woman in her 20s, on suspicion of a serious assault following information received by Irish police. A major search operation was initiated on the Donegal mountain and the coastal waters below it in the days following the report.For all the latest news, visit the Belfast Live homepage here and sign up to our daily newsletter here.
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