Family plan burial in Philippines for Jastine

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

Last night, a vigil was held for the murdered 24-year-old in Enniskerry, Co Wicklow, where she lived and to where she was returning last Saturday when she was abducted and then killed by Bray-based father-of-two Mark Hennessy.

By teatime yesterday, a fundraising campaign had already raised more than €70,000 in public donations, with Elza De la Cruz, president of the Ilocano-Irish Association, stating she believed Jastine would ultimately be repatriated.