Ciprian Grozavu charged with murder sacks legal team

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Ciprian Grozavu, charged with murdering Jonathan Duke, discharged his legal team during his Central Criminal Court trial, reported on 13 March 2017. The court was told that the trial was in its sixth day.

The jury had been listening to Garda interview evidence before being sent home and told to return on Wednesday. Grozavu has pleaded not guilty to murdering Duke at a Bandon address in County Cork on 13 November 2011. The case continued before Mr Justice Paul Butler.