Daniel Blanaru appeals murder conviction after life sentence

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Daniel Blanaru has appealed his conviction for the murder of his partner Larisa Serban, the Irish Sun reported on 20 May 2025. He claimed jury bias and witness perjury as part of his appeal.

Blanaru was sentenced to life imprisonment at the Central Criminal Court on 10 April 2025. Ms Justice Eileen Creedon imposed the mandatory sentence and backdated it to the day he went into custody.

Blanaru had pleaded not guilty to murdering Serban at Rathmore, Athboy, Co Meath, on or about 12 August 2022. A jury found him guilty on 1 April 2025 after a seven-week trial.