A man has appeared in court charged with the murder of a man whose body was found in the water at Slieve League earlier this month.
Alan Vial appeared before a special sitting of Ballyshannon Court this afternoon.
The 38 year old, with an address in Killybegs, was arrested yesterday in the Letterkenny area and brought to Ballyshannon Garda Station for questioning.
Mr Vial was previously arrested along with a woman in her 20s on Monday, June 26th on suspicion of an alleged assault.
Gardaí recovered the body of a man in his 60s from the water off Slieve League as part of inquiries earlier this month.
The victim was Robert Wilkin, aged in his mid-60s and from Northern Ireland, who is reported missing and is known to police.
There was no application for bail due to the nature of the charge.
The case was adjourned to Monday next July 17th.
