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Person: Ionut Cosmin Nicholescu

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<p>Ionut Cosmin Nicholescu did not give evidence during his trial. File picture: Cork Courts Limited</p>

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Frankie Dunne killer appeals conviction
He lodged an appeal on May 19 — despite his legal team indicating at the end of the trial that he had “accepted the finality of the jury verdict” and would not appeal the case
<p>Ray Boland, prosecution senior counsel, said of 30-year-old Ionut Cosmin Nicholescu: 'He has killed Frankie Dunne. He is thinking about what he is going to do about it. How is he going to dispose of the body? Dismemberment was a work in progress.' Picture: Cork Courts Limited</p>

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Frankie Dunne murder-accused 'put forward lies and inconsistencies to get away with murder'
<p>Ionut Cosmin Nichoclescu said in this statement: “The two men murdered the victim. One man cut the head and arms." File picture: Cork Courts Limited</p>

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