No obvious motive behind why Ionut Cosmin Nicholescu (30) killed and dismembered Frankie Dunne (64) in 2019
The body of Mr Dunne was found by local man Joseph Pierce who had gone in to the garden of the period house looking for his missing cat.
Jurors were told that Mr Dunne was living in a support unit for persons living with addiction. Mr Dunne had a chronic dependence on alcohol. He was known to have a few drinks in the garden of Castlegreine House as it was near the Cork Simon run unit where he was staying.Mr Nicholescu, who is from Branistea Village in Dambovita County, Romania was squatting in Castlegreine House.
Dr Okkers said Mr Dunne had sustained injuries to his chest, abdomen, ribs, sternum, head, arms, and back. A large number of scratches, bruises, abrasions and lacerations were recorded on the face of the deceased. He claimed he was instead forced to bag the remains of Mr Dunne when he stumbled across two men on the grounds of Castlegreine House who had carried out the murder. He said that the two men had been armed with a machete and a knife.
Mr Rahn also said that there was “a very significant forensic problem” relating to an unidentified fingerprint on a bag containing the clothes of the deceased.
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