Body pulled from river was ‘rolled up in carpet’

The body of a man was found in the Bandon River tied with cable and the belt from a cardigan and rolled up in a carpet, a jury was told yesterday as a 39-year-old man went on trial for murder.

Ciprian Grozavu, of Bridge House, Sean Hales Place, Bandon, Co Cork, is charged with the murder of John Forrester, 42, at Bridge House on Nov 12, 2011.

Grozavu was arraigned at the Central Criminal Court sitting in Cork yesterday and he pleaded not guilty to the single count on the indictment.