Jastine Valdez planned to settle in Ireland and make a new life, her parents said.

Jastine Valdez was manually strangled to death a short time after being abducted by her suspected killer, Mark Hennessy.

Members of the Filipino community have said the family of Jastine Valdez are planning to have her returned to her native country for burial.

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It’s just over a month since the Belfast rape trial dominated the headlines.

Gardaí are to conduct a detailed examination of the mobile phones and digital devices of Mark Hennessy and Jastine Valdez to determine if there was any contact between them — but suspect she may have been a completely random victim.