Man accused of Frankie Dunne's murder joked after dismembered body was found, Cork trial told

The court heard Christmas was a difficult time of year for Frankie Dunne because his father died on Christmas Eve, when he was only a child

The court also heard that Ionut Cosmin Nichoclescu (pictured) told a work colleague days after Mr Dunne's body was found: “If anyone asks for me don’t tell them anything. It doesn’t matter. Tomorrow I’ll be gone.” File picture: Cork Courts Limited

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The man on trial for murder in Cork joked days after the discovery of a dismembered body by a man searching for a missing cat, saying: “Imagine… if the cat ripped off the head,” the Central Criminal Court sitting in Cork heard on Thursday.