Tributes paid to beloved Bruna Fonseca at Cork vigil
“Bruna was like a sunny day” Hundreds of mourners gathered to pay tribute to the late Bruna Fonseca in Cork yesterday. Friends of the 28-year-old remembered her as a loving person with one describing her as sunshine. A vigil took place at The Lough in Cork on Sunday, January 8th. Mourners lit candles and wore […]
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Bruna Fonseca’s sister pays emotional tribute to “warrior” sister
“We are living one day at a time” The sister of Bruna Fonseca has paid an emotional tribute to her late sister. Speaking only a day after Bruna’s former partner appeared in court after being charged with her murder, Isabel Fonseca has said that her family is finding it hard to come to terms with. […]
3 years ago
Bruna Fonseca’s murder: How many times do we have to see this happening?
*Content warning: this article contains references to violence against women* How many times do we have to see this happening? On New Year’s Day morning, the devastating news broke that a woman had been murdered in Cork. Bruna Fonseca was a 28-year-old Brazilian native who had been living in Cork since last September. She was […]
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Heartbroken family of Bruna Fonseca set up fundraiser to bring her body home
“She was adored” A fundraiser has been set up to help Bruna Fonseca’s family bring her body home. Her family is seeking the public’s help with the cost to repatriate her body to her native Brazil. A GoFundMe has been set up to help her family during this unthinkable time. They hope to raise €30,000 […]
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Social media posts helped Gardaí in Bruna Fonseca murder case
She was found dead on New Year’s Day. Social media posts are believed to have played a vital role in locating the movements of Bruna Fonseca in the hours leading up to her body being discovered in a Cork flat. The 28-year-old’s body was discovered in a property on Liberty Street, Cork on New Year’s […]
3 years ago
Bruna Fonseca’s family speak out about their ‘sweet’ girl
She was adored for it The family of the woman allegedly strangled and beaten to death in Cork in the early hours of New Year’s Day have paid tribute to her, remembering her “sweet way of being”. Bruna Fonseca’s cousin Denis Palhares said her family and friends back in Brazil are distraught after hearing about her […]
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