Jury begin deliberations in trial of man accused of murdering Bruna Fonseca

Miller Pacheco, 32, denies the murder of his former girlfriend, 28-year-old Bruna Fonseca, at his apartment at Liberty St in Cork

Miller Pacheco, aged 32, denies the murder of his former girlfriend, 28-year-old Bruna Fonseca, at his apartment at Liberty St, Cork, on January 1, 2023. File picture Dan Linehan

The seven women and five men of the jury in the trial of a 32-year-old man accused of murdering his former girlfriend in Cork on New Year’s Day 2023 commenced their deliberations shortly before 3pm on Thursday.

The prosecution claims that Miller Pacheco murdered 28-year-old Bruna Fonseca because he was thinking, “if I can’t have her, no one can have her.”