Flex and lace found around man’s neck

The body of a man taken from the River Bandon in suspicious circumstances had black flex and lace around his neck, a Central Criminal Court jury has heard.

Ciprian Grozavu, aged 42, with a last address at Bridge House, Sean Hales Place, Bandon, Co Cork, has pleaded not guilty to the murder of Jonathan Duke, 27, at that address on November 13, 2011.

Opening the prosecution case to a jury on Monday, Tim O’Leary said they will hear evidence that Mr Duke was seen alive on the evening of November 13, 2011, and later found dead “some way into” the River Bandon in West Cork.