Ireland Named in reporting
Frankie Dunne
Born 1957, from the ages reported. 24 reports across 1 case, 3 Dec 2021 to 28 Apr 2023
Victim: Francis Dunne, Irish man, 64 (judged from name)Francis DunneSuspect: Frankie Dunne, Irish person (judged from name)Frankie Dunne
Key facts
from every report naming them- Named as
- Convicted, victim
- Born
- 1957, from the ages reported
- Nationality
- Irish, as stated in a report
- Offences
- Murder
- Reporting
- 24 reports, 3 Dec 2021 to 28 Apr 2023
- Outlets
- extra.ie, irishtimes.com, thejournal.ie, irishmirror.ie, corkbeo.ie, rte.ie
Photographs
as published, with the outlet's credit
Francis Dunne, 64
PhotoGoFundMevia extra.ie, 28 Apr 2023
Frankie Dunne: His niece said Frankie lost a lot in his life due to alcohol dependence. The one thing he never lost was his family’s love and support
PhotoProvisionvia irishtimes.com, 28 Apr 2023
Gardai pictured at the property on the Boreenmana Road, Cork city
Photocredit not given by the outletvia irishmirror.ie, 31 Mar 2023
Frankie Dunne was found dead on 28 December 2019
Photocredit not given by the outletvia rte.ie, 28 Mar 2023Images are shown from the outlet that published them and link back to the article. Copyright stays with the credited photographer or agency.
Cases
latest first- Chef jailed for life for murder of Frankie Dunne in Cork Murder
Francis (Frankie) Dunne, a 64-year-old Irish father of three who lived at Clanmornin House, a dry house in Cork, was found dismembered and headless on the grounds of Castlegreine House on Boreenmanna Road on 28 December 2019. Ionut Cosmin Nicholescu, a 31-year-old Romanian chef who had been squatting at the derelict house, fled to Romania on 30 December 2019 and was arrested at Dublin Airport on 3 December 2021 under a European Arrest Warrant. He was charged with murder and stood trial at the Central Criminal Court in Cork from 13 to 31 March 2023, where a jury returned a unanimous guilty verdict. On 28 April 2023, Mr Justice Paul McDermott sentenced Nicholescu to life imprisonment, backdated to November 2021, and he indicated he would not appeal.
Sentenced, 28 Apr 2023Convicted, victim · 24 reports
Timeline
every report naming Frankie Dunne, newest firstEach entry shows how that report described them.
- 28 Apr2023Chef Who Murdered And Decapitated Father Of Three Frankie Dunne Jailed For Lifeconvicted, Frankie Dunne, named, irish (judged from name)Frankie Dunne
- 28 Apr2023Man jailed for murder of man whose dismembered body was found at derelict housevictim, Frankie Dunne, 64, male, irish (judged from name)Frankie Dunne
- 28 Apr2023Chef jailed for life for murder of 64-year-old Frankie Dunnevictim, Frankie Dunne, 64, male, irish (judged from name)Frankie Dunne
- 28 Apr2023Chef jailed for life for murder of decapitated dad-of-three Frankie Dunnevictim, Frankie Dunne, 64, male, irish (judged from name)Frankie Dunne
- 31 Mar2023Chef found guilty of murdering Frankie Dunnevictim, Frankie Dunne, 64, male, irish (judged from name)Frankie Dunne
- 31 Mar2023Chef found guilty of murdering dad-of-3 found dismembered by man looking for catvictim, Frankie Dunne, 64, male, irish (judged from name)Frankie Dunne
- 31 Mar2023Chef found guilty of murder of man found dismembered in Corkvictim, Frankie Dunne, 64, male, irish (judged from name)Frankie Dunne
- 29 Mar2023Court told Frankie Dunne murder accused 'not capable' of butchering bodyvictim, Francis Dunne, 64, male, irish (judged from name)Francis Dunne
- 28 Mar2023Accused interrupted while dismembering body, court toldvictim, Frankie Dunne, 64, male, irish (judged from name)Frankie Dunne
- 28 Mar2023Accused planned to continue dismembering Frankie Dunne's body, trial hearsvictim, Frankie Dunne, 64, male, irish (judged from name)Frankie Dunne
- 23 Mar2023Murder accused approached garda to ask what happened at scene after body foundvictim, Frankie Dunne, 64, male, irish (judged from name)Frankie Dunne
- 22 Mar2023Murder accused tells court two armed men forced him to hide victim's remains under bushvictim, Frankie Dunne, 64, male, Irish, irishFrankie Dunne
- 22 Mar2023Murder accused claims men forced him to hide remainsvictim, Frankie Dunne, 64, male, irish (judged from name)Frankie Dunne
- 21 Mar2023Murder accused rang garda from Romania to deny role in killing, court hearsvictim, Frankie Dunne, 64, male, irish (judged from name)Frankie Dunne
- 16 Mar2023Murder victim Frankie Dunne had head and arms removed after his death, trial hearsvictim, Frankie Dunne, 64, male, irish (judged from name)Frankie Dunne
- 16 Mar2023Murder victim already dead when he was decapitated and arms amputated, trial hearsvictim, Frankie Dunne, 64, male, irish (judged from name)Frankie Dunne
- 16 Mar2023Frankie Dunne could have been ‘anyone’s father or brother or uncle’, trial hearsvictim, Frankie Dunne, 64, male, irish (judged from name)Frankie Dunne
- 13 Mar2023Chef denies murder of man whose dismembered body was found in grounds of derelict house in Corkvictim, Francis 'Frankie' Dunne, 64, male, irish (judged from name)Francis 'Frankie' Dunne
- 13 Mar2023Cork murder trial hears how man searching for cat discovered dismembered body of victimvictim, Francis Dunne, irish (judged from name)Francis Dunne
- 13 Mar2023Man goes on trial accused of 2019 Cork murdervictim, Francis (Frankie) Dunne, 64, male, irish (judged from name)Francis (Frankie) Dunne
- 20 Dec2021Man to go on trial over 'Frankie' Dunne murder in Corkvictim, Francis 'Frankie' Dunne, 64, male, irish (judged from name)Francis 'Frankie' Dunne
- 9 Dec2021Man charged with murder of Frankie Dunne misses court due to quarantinevictim, Francis "Frankie" Dunne, 64, male, irish (judged from name)Francis "Frankie" Dunne
- 3 Dec2021Man charged in Cork with murder of homeless manvictim, Francis (Frankie) Dunne, male, irish (judged from name)Francis (Frankie) Dunne
- 3 Dec2021Man arrested at Dublin airport in connection with Francis Dunne murder in Corkvictim, Francis Dunne, 64, male, irish (judged from name)Francis Dunne
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