Murder accused held in custody

A MAN and woman charged with the murder of a man whose body was recovered from the River Bandon have been further remanded in custody.

Ciprian Grozavu, aged 37, a Romanian national, and Catherine O’Connor, aged 35, originally from Kinsale in Cork, are both charged with the murder of 27-year-old Jonathan Duke at Bandon Bridge House, Bandon, Co Cork, on November 13.

There was tight security around Bandon District Court yesterday as the pair made their third court appearance in relation to the matter.