Jury warned of gruesome evidence as Cork murder trial opens

Dismembered body was found at a derelict house in Cork by man looking for his cat

Ionut Cosmin Nicholescu, 30, with an address at Branistea Village, Damovita County, Romania, pleaded not guilty to the single count of murder of Francis (Frankie) Dunne, above.

A neighbour searching for his missing cat discovered the naked body of Cork man Francis Dunne with his head and arms missing, the opening day of his murder trial heard.

Romanian national Ionut Cosmin Nicholescu, 30, has gone on trial for the murder of the 64 year-old whose dismembered body was found on the grounds of a derelict house in Cork city during Christmas 2019.