Murder investigation after woman found dead in Limerick city
Jady Cristine Pereira Rosa, a Brazilian woman aged 33 (reports differ: 32), was found stabbed to death at her home in the Carlton House apartments on Lower Cecil Street, Limerick city, at around 7.30am on Friday 21 August 2026. Her husband Judismar Weslei Batista, a Brazilian man in his 30s, was the chief suspect and was missing when the body was discovered. A manhunt was launched but stood down after Batista's body was recovered on rocks near Blackrock Castle in Co Cork approximately 12 hours later, and it is believed he took his own life. Gardaí are treating the case as a murder-suicide, with a post-mortem at University Hospital Limerick confirming a violent death and results withheld for operational reasons. The couple had been married for more than a decade and their relationship had broken down about three months before her death.
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Key facts
consolidated from all reports- What happened
- Jady Cristine Pereira Rosa, a Brazilian woman aged 33 (reports differ: 32), was found stabbed to death at her home in the Carlton House apartments on Lower Cecil Street, Limerick city.
- Her husband Judismar Weslei Batista, a Brazilian man in his 30s, was the chief suspect and was missing when the victim was found.
- Where
- The victim was originally from Sorocaba in the state of São Paulo, Brazil, and had been living and working in Limerick for several years.
- Batista's body was recovered on rocks near Blackrock Castle in Co Cork approximately 12 hours after the victim's body was found, with the Irish Coast Guard assisting in the recovery.
- When
- Her body was discovered at around 7.30am on Friday 21 August 2026 after she failed to meet colleagues as planned.
- Cause
- It is believed Batista took his own life, and Gardaí are treating the case as a murder-suicide.
- Investigation
- A post-mortem at University Hospital Limerick by the State Pathologist confirmed a violent death, with results not released for operational reasons.
- A murder investigation was launched with a Senior Investigating Officer appointed, an incident room established at Henry Street Garda Station, and the scene preserved for technical examination by the Garda Technical Bureau.
- Other details
- The couple had been married for more than a decade, having met as teenagers, and their relationship had broken down about three months before her death.
- A GoFundMe fundraiser raised in excess of €25,000 for the repatriation of the victim's remains to Brazil and funeral costs.
83 statements extracted from the articles
- whatA woman's body was discovered at an apartment block on Lower Cecil Street, Limerick (irishmirror.ie)
- whatThe victim was Jady Cristine Pereira Rosa, aged 33, from Brazil (irishtimes.com)
- whatA murder investigation is under way into the death of a woman in Limerick city. (rte.ie)
- whatThe woman has been named locally as Jady Cristine Pereira Rosa. (rte.ie)
- whatThe woman was in her 30s. (rte.ie)
- whatThe woman was originally from Brazil. (rte.ie)
- whatThe victim worked for a local cleaning company (irishmirror.ie)
- whatThe alarm was raised after she did not meet colleagues as planned (irishmirror.ie)
- whatThe victim had been living in Limerick for several years (irishmirror.ie)
- whatThe deceased was a female aged in her 30s. (dublinlive.ie)
- whatA GoFundMe fundraiser raised more than €11,000 of its €16,000 target for repatriation and funeral costs (irishtimes.com)
- whatJady Cristine Pereira Rosa was found dead at her home in the Carlton House apartments in Limerick city on Friday morning (irishmirror.ie)
- whatHer husband Judismar Weslei Batista was missing (irishmirror.ie)
- whatPereira Rosa worked as a cleaner in Limerick (irishmirror.ie)
- whereShe was found on the third floor of Carlton House apartment block at Cecil Street (irishtimes.com)
- whereThe woman's body was found in an apartment on Lower Cecil Street. (rte.ie)
- whereThe body was found at an apartment block on Lower Cecil Street, Limerick (irishmirror.ie)
- whereThe victim was originally from Sorocaba in São Paulo (irishmirror.ie)
- whereThe woman's body was found in an apartment on Lower Cecil Street, Limerick City. (dublinlive.ie)
- whereJady Cristine Pereira Rosa was originally from Sorocaba, Sao Paulo, Brazil (irishtimes.com)
- whereBatista's body was discovered on rocks near Blackrock Castle in Co Cork on Friday evening (irishmirror.ie)
- wherePereira Rosa was originally from Sorocaba in the Brazilian state of São Paulo (irishmirror.ie)
- whereThe chief suspect's body was recovered near Blackrock Castle in Cork. (irishtimes.com)
- whenThe body was found at around 7.30am on Friday 21 August 2026 (irishmirror.ie)
- whenGardaí arrived at the apartment block at about 7.30am on Friday and forced entry (irishtimes.com)
- whenThe body was found on Friday morning. (rte.ie)
- whenThe body was found at around 7.30am on Friday morning (irishmirror.ie)
- whenThe body was found on the morning of Friday 21 August 2026. (dublinlive.ie)
- whenShe was found dead at about 7.30am on a Friday (irishtimes.com)
- whenThe suspect's body was recovered approximately 12 hours after the victim's body was found. (irishtimes.com)
- causeShe had been stabbed to death (irishtimes.com, irishmirror.ie)
- causeThe State Pathologist confirmed she died a violent death (irishtimes.com)
- causeIt is believed she had been stabbed (irishtimes.com)
- causeIt is believed Batista took his own life (irishmirror.ie)
- investigationThe body remains at the scene pending the arrival of the state pathologist (irishmirror.ie)
- investigationA large garda presence remained at the scene on Friday afternoon (irishmirror.ie)
- investigationOfficers sealed off the building awaiting a Garda forensic unit to examine the scene (irishmirror.ie)
- investigationAll circumstances surrounding the death are to be examined (irishmirror.ie)
- investigationGardaí began a murder inquiry following a postmortem on the body of the woman (irishtimes.com)
- investigationGardaí are following a definite line of inquiry and looking to question a man (irishtimes.com)
- investigationGardaí sealed off the building, conducted door-to-door enquiries and harvested CCTV footage (irishtimes.com)
- investigationHer body was taken to the mortuary in University Hospital Limerick where a postmortem was carried out (irishtimes.com)
- investigationPostmortem results are not being released for operational reasons (irishtimes.com, irishmirror.ie)
- investigationA senior investigating officer has been appointed to lead the investigation (irishtimes.com)
- investigationGardaí have appealed for anyone with information to contact them (irishtimes.com)
- investigationThe body was removed to the mortuary in University Hospital Limerick where a post-mortem was carried out by the State Pathologist. (rte.ie)
- investigationThe post-mortem results are not being released for operational reasons. (rte.ie)
- investigationInvestigations are ongoing and Gardaí are following a line of inquiry. (rte.ie)
- investigationThe scene on the upper floors of the apartment building was preserved for a technical examination. (rte.ie)
- investigationGardaí launched a murder investigation (irishmirror.ie)
- investigationA post-mortem examination was carried out by the State Pathologist (irishmirror.ie)
- investigationA Family Liaison Officer was assigned to support the family (irishmirror.ie, dublinlive.ie)
- investigationThe scene remains preserved and a technical examination is ongoing by the Garda Technical Bureau (irishmirror.ie)
- investigationA Senior Investigating Officer was appointed to lead the investigation (irishmirror.ie)
- investigationAn incident room was established at Henry Street Garda Station (irishmirror.ie)
- investigationAuthorities are following a line of inquiry (irishmirror.ie)
- investigationThe post-mortem results were not released for operational reasons. (dublinlive.ie)
- investigationAn Garda Síochána is carrying out a murder investigation. (dublinlive.ie)
- investigationThe scene was preserved and a technical examination was ongoing by the Garda Technical Bureau. (dublinlive.ie)
- investigationA Senior Investigating Officer was appointed and an incident room was established at Henry Street Garda Station. (dublinlive.ie)
- investigationAuthorities were following a line of inquiry. (dublinlive.ie)
- investigationInvestigators are seeking to question a man known to the dead woman (irishtimes.com)
- investigationThe scene remains preserved for a technical examination (irishtimes.com)
- investigationA senior investigating officer has been appointed to lead the murder investigation (irishtimes.com)
- investigationAn incident room has been established at Henry Street Garda station (irishtimes.com)
- investigationA manhunt was launched to find Batista (irishmirror.ie)
- investigationThe Irish Coast Guard helped recover Batista's body (irishmirror.ie)
- investigationA Senior Investigating Officer has been appointed and an incident room established at Henry Street Garda station. (irishtimes.com)
- otherShe was a native of Sorocaba, a city in the state of São Paulo (irishtimes.com)
- otherMs Pereira Rosa was working with a cleaning company in Limerick. (rte.ie)
- otherA Garda Family Liaison Officer has been assigned to support the family. (rte.ie)
- otherSocial Democrats Councillor Elisa O'Donovan paid tribute to the victim (irishmirror.ie)
- otherJady Rosa had been living and working in Limerick for the past number of years (irishtimes.com)
- otherA GoFundMe campaign to repatriate her remains to Brazil raised in excess of €20,000 (irishmirror.ie)
- otherThe victim and the suspect were married and shared the apartment where the woman was found dead. (irishtimes.com)
- otherTheir relationship had broken down about three months before her death. (irishtimes.com)
- otherThey met when they were teenagers and were married for more than a decade. (irishtimes.com)
- otherThey moved to Ireland in 2021. (irishtimes.com)
- otherThe victim had been working for a cleaning company in Limerick. (irishtimes.com)
- otherThe victim had suffered stab injuries. (irishtimes.com)
- otherThe victim grew up in Sorocaba, in the interior of São Paulo, and held a law degree. (irishtimes.com)
- otherA fund raised more than €25,000 for the repatriation of the victim's remains and funeral costs in São Paulo. (irishtimes.com)
- otherA vigil was held by the feminist organisation Limerick ROSA in solidarity with victims of violence. (irishtimes.com)
The reporting
newest first- 24 Aug2026‘A sweet, kind woman’: Tributes paid to Brazilian woman killed in suspected murder-suicide
Initial report of the murder and discovery of the suspect's body; tributes from family and colleagues; vigil held by Limerick ROSA; fund raised over €25,000 for repatriation.
victim, Jady Cristine Pereira Rosa, 32, female, Brazilian, non-irishJady Cristine Pereira Rosasuspect, Judismar Weslei Batista, 30s, male, Brazilian, named, non-irishJudismar Weslei Batista - 24 Aug2026Man suspected of Brazilian wife's murder in Limerick found dead in Cork
Adds details that the manhunt was stood down after Batista's body was found, the Irish Coast Guard assisted in recovering the body, it is believed he took his own life, Pereira Rosa worked as a cleaner in Limerick, she was originally from Sorocaba in São Paulo state, and a GoFundMe campaign raised over €20,000 for repatriation of her remains to Brazil.
victim, Jady Cristine Pereira Rosa, 33, female, Brazilian, non-irishJady Cristine Pereira Rosasuspect, Judismar Weslei Batista, male, named, non-irish (judged from name)Judismar Weslei Batista - 23 Aug2026Fundraiser to help pay for funeral costs of Brazilian woman murdered in Limerick
Adds details about the GoFundMe fundraiser (over €11,000 of €16,000 raised), the postmortem confirming a violent death, the incident room at Henry Street Garda station, a family liaison officer, and that investigators are seeking to question a man known to the victim.
victim, Jady Cristine Pereira Rosa, 33, female, Brazilian, non-irishJady Cristine Pereira Rosa - 22 Aug2026Gardaí launch murder investigation after woman found dead
Initial Gardaí press release confirming the murder investigation, the post-mortem at University Hospital Limerick, and the establishment of an incident room at Henry Street Garda Station.
victim, 30s, female - 22 Aug2026Gardaí launch murder investigation after woman found dead
Provides initial details of the murder investigation launch: the victim's employment as a cleaner, her origin in Sorocaba, São Paulo, the post-mortem at University Hospital Limerick, the incident room at Henry Street Garda Station, and a tribute from Social Democrats Councillor Elisa O'Donovan.
victim, Jady Cristine Pereira Rosa, 30s, woman, Brazilian, non-irishJady Cristine Pereira Rosa - 22 Aug2026Murder investigation after woman found dead in Limerick
Initial report of the murder investigation; victim identified locally as a Brazilian woman in her 30s working for a cleaning company; post-mortem carried out by State Pathologist at University Hospital Limerick; no suspect named.
victim, Jady Cristine Pereira Rosa, 30s, female, Brazilian, non-irishJady Cristine Pereira Rosa - 22 Aug2026Murder inquiry following death of Brazilian woman (33) in Limerick
Confirms the murder investigation following the postmortem, identifies the building as Carlton House, notes the victim was a native of Sorocaba, São Paulo, and that Gardaí are looking to question a man. Details the response: forced entry at 7.30am, building sealed, CCTV harvested, incident room at Henry Street Garda station, senior investigating officer and family liaison officer appointed, scene preserved for technical examination.
victim, Jady Cristine Pereira Rosa, 33, female, Brazilian, non-irishJady Cristine Pereira Rosasuspect, male - 21 Aug2026Gardaí launch investigation after woman's body discovered in apartment block
Initial report of the discovery of the woman's body at the Cecil Street apartment block, with the scene sealed and preserved for forensic technical examination. No further details on the victim or cause of death were available at the time of publication.
victim, female