Victim impact statementsIzabel Fonseca, Bruna’s sister, said: “We are not here today by choice, but because our sister can no longer be. Fernanda, sister of Bruna Fonseca, stands at the doors of the courthouse wearing a T-shirt bearing a message in Portuguese reading: “No one can decide the limits of your freedom”. “We speak, not driven by hate, but by memory, love and the search for justice. May this decision be the recognition of the irreparable harm caused to Bruna's life and to those that were left behind. “Justice for Bruna.” Marcela Fonseca, Bruna’s cousin said: “We do not know how strong we are until being strong becomes our only option.

Source: Irish Examiner January 23, 2026 17:36 UTC