A Russian ex-policeman has appeared in court charged with the murder of a Romanian whose body was found in a suitcase in the Royal Canal last year.

A 24-year-old Latvian man appeared before Dublin District Court this morning, charged with assaulting a 21-year-old Romanian whose body was found in a suitcase in Dublin’s Royal Canal in July.

A Latvian man in his 30s is expected to appear before Dublin District Court today in connection with the murder of 21-year-old Romanian immigrant Adrian Bestea in July.