Murderer fails in bid to introduce new ground of appeal over Cork 'house of horrors' conviction

The court heard a motion that the jury in Grozavu's 2014 trial should have been given a warning about circumstantial evidence in the case before they began deliberating

Ciprian Grozavu (pictured) was sentenced in 2013 to life in prison for the murder of 42-year-old John Forrester at the "house of horrors" on November 12, 2011. File picture: Denis Minihane

A convicted murderer will not be permitted to introduce a new ground of appeal in a bid to overturn his conviction for killing a father of four, whose body was tied up with cable and dumped in the River Bandon, bringing an end to case which began over 10 years ago.

Ciprian Grozavu (48), a Romanian national with a last address at Bridge House, Sean Hales Place, Bandon, was found guilty of the murder of 42-year-old John Forrester at the same "house of horrors" on November 12, 2011.