Ireland Named in reporting
Ionut Cosmin Nicholescu
Born 1992, from the ages reported. 24 reports across 1 case, 3 Dec 2021 to 28 Apr 2023
Suspect: Ionut Cosmin Nicholescu, Romanian man, 31Ionut Cosmin NicholescuSuspect: Ionut Cosmin Nicolescu, Romanian man, 31Ionut Cosmin Nicolescu
Key facts
from every report naming them- Named as
- Convicted, accused, suspect
- Born
- 1992, from the ages reported
- Nationality
- Romanian, as stated in a report
- Offences
- Murder
- Reporting
- 24 reports, 3 Dec 2021 to 28 Apr 2023
- Outlets
- irishtimes.com, thejournal.ie, irishmirror.ie, corkbeo.ie, rte.ie
Photographs
as published, with the outlet's credit
Ionut Cosmin Nicholescu travelled to Romania after murdering Frankie Dunne, the court heard
PhotoCork Courts Limitedvia irishtimes.com, 31 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, accused, suspect · 24 reports
Timeline
every report naming Ionut Cosmin Nicholescu, newest firstEach entry shows how that report described them.
- 28 Apr2023Man jailed for murder of man whose dismembered body was found at derelict houseconvicted, Ionut Cosmin Nicolescu, 31, male, Romanian, named, non-irishIonut Cosmin Nicolescu
- 28 Apr2023Chef jailed for life for murder of 64-year-old Frankie Dunneconvicted, Ionut Cosmin Nicholescu, 31, male, namedIonut Cosmin Nicholescu
- 28 Apr2023Chef jailed for life for murder of decapitated dad-of-three Frankie Dunneconvicted, Ionut Cosmin Nicholescu, 31, male, namedIonut Cosmin Nicholescu
- 31 Mar2023Chef found guilty of murdering Frankie Dunneconvicted, Ionut Cosmin Nicholescu, 30, male, Romanian, named, non-irishIonut Cosmin Nicholescu
- 31 Mar2023Chef found guilty of murdering dad-of-3 found dismembered by man looking for catconvicted, Ionut Cosmin Nicholescu, 30, male, Romanian, named, non-irishIonut Cosmin Nicholescu
- 31 Mar2023Chef found guilty of murder of man found dismembered in Corkaccused, Ionut Cosmin Nicholescu, 30, male, Romanian, named, non-irishIonut Cosmin Nicholescu
- 29 Mar2023Court told Frankie Dunne murder accused 'not capable' of butchering bodyaccused, Ionut Cosmin Nicholescu, 30, male, named, non-irish (judged from name)Ionut Cosmin Nicholescu
- 28 Mar2023Accused interrupted while dismembering body, court toldaccused, Ionut Cosmin Nicholescu, 30, male, named, non-irish (judged from name)Ionut Cosmin Nicholescu
- 28 Mar2023Accused planned to continue dismembering Frankie Dunne's body, trial hearsaccused, Ionut Cosmin Nicholescu, 30, male, named, non-irish (judged from name)Ionut Cosmin Nicholescu
- 23 Mar2023Murder accused approached garda to ask what happened at scene after body foundaccused, Ionut Cosmin Nicolescu, 30, male, Romanian, named, non-irishIonut Cosmin Nicolescu
- 22 Mar2023Murder accused tells court two armed men forced him to hide victim's remains under bushaccused, Ionut Cosmin Nicholescu, 30, male, named, non-irish (judged from name)Ionut Cosmin Nicholescu
- 22 Mar2023Murder accused claims men forced him to hide remainsaccused, Ionut Cosmin Nicholescu, 30, male, named, non-irish (judged from name)Ionut Cosmin Nicholescu
- 21 Mar2023Murder accused rang garda from Romania to deny role in killing, court hearsaccused, Ionut Cosmin Nicolescu, 30, male, named, non-irish (judged from name)Ionut Cosmin Nicolescu
- 16 Mar2023Murder victim Frankie Dunne had head and arms removed after his death, trial hearssuspect, Ionut Cosmin Nicholescu, 30, male, Romanian, named, non-irishIonut Cosmin Nicholescu
- 16 Mar2023Murder victim already dead when he was decapitated and arms amputated, trial hearsaccused, Ionut Cosmin Nicolescu, 30, male, named, non-irish (judged from name)Ionut Cosmin Nicolescu
- 16 Mar2023Frankie Dunne could have been ‘anyone’s father or brother or uncle’, trial hearsaccused, Ionut Cosmin Nicolescu, 30, male, named, non-irish (judged from name)Ionut Cosmin Nicolescu
- 15 Mar2023Frankie Dunne's head found in a bag and arms on a branch, murder trial hearsaccused, Ionut Cosmin Nicholescu, 30, male, named, non-irish (judged from name)Ionut Cosmin Nicholescu
- 13 Mar2023Chef denies murder of man whose dismembered body was found in grounds of derelict house in Corkaccused, Ionut Cosmin Nicolescu, 30, male, Romanian, named, non-irishIonut Cosmin Nicolescu
- 13 Mar2023Cork murder trial hears how man searching for cat discovered dismembered body of victimaccused, Ionut Cosmin Nicholescu, Romanian, named, non-irishIonut Cosmin Nicholescu
- 13 Mar2023Man goes on trial accused of 2019 Cork murdersuspect, Ionut Cosmin Nicolescu, 30, male, Romanian, named, non-irishIonut Cosmin Nicolescu
- 20 Dec2021Man to go on trial over 'Frankie' Dunne murder in Corkaccused, Ionut Cosmin Nicholescu, 29, male, Romanian, named, non-irishIonut Cosmin Nicholescu
- 9 Dec2021Romanian man charged with Cork murder unable to attend court as he is isolationaccused, Ionut Cosmin Nicholescu, 29, male, Romanian, named, non-irishIonut Cosmin Nicholescu
- 9 Dec2021Man charged with murder of Frankie Dunne misses court due to quarantineaccused, Ionut Cosmin Nicholescu, 29, male, Romanian, named, non-irishIonut Cosmin Nicholescu
- 3 Dec2021Man charged in Cork with murder of homeless manaccused, Ionut Cosmin Nicholescu, 28, male, Romanian, named, non-irishIonut Cosmin Nicholescu
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