Book of evidence served on Brazilian man accused of Bruna Fonseca's murder in Cork

Judge Olann Kelleher sent the case forward for trial at the Central Criminal Court
Book of evidence served on Brazilian man accused of Bruna Fonseca's murder in Cork

The late Bruna Fonseca was a native of Formiga in Minas Gerais province, northwest of Rio de Janiero, and was a qualified librarian, who had come to Cork in September 2022 and had been working as a contract cleaner at the Mercy University Hospital.

The Brazilian man accused of murdering 28-year-old Brazilian woman Bruna Fonseca in Cork on New Year’s Day was served with a book of evidence on Thursday.

Sergeant John Kelleher confirmed that a book of evidence had been served in the case. The book was served on the accused man’s solicitor, Frank Buttimer, at Cork District Court, as Miller Pacheco appeared in court by video link from prison.

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