Ireland Named in reporting
Bruna Fonseca
Born between February 1997 and January 1998, from the ages reported. 53 reports across 1 case, 1 Jan 2023 to 31 Jan 2026
Victim: Bruna Fonseca, Brazilian woman, 28Bruna FonsecaVictim: Ms Bruna Fonseca, Brazilian woman, 28Ms Bruna Fonseca
Key facts
from every report naming them- Named as
- Victim
- Born
- Between February 1997 and January 1998, from the ages reported
- Nationality
- Brazilian, as stated in a report
- Offences
- Murder
- Where
- Co. Cork
- Reporting
- 53 reports, 1 Jan 2023 to 31 Jan 2026
- Outlets
- irishtimes.com, corkbeo.ie, extra.ie, irishmirror.ie, rte.ie, thejournal.ie, garda.ie
Photographs
as published, with the outlet's credit
Bruna Fonseca's niece Maria Fonseca, friend Juliana Souza and cousin Marcela Fonseca at a vigil in memory of Bruna in Cork in January 2023
PhotoMichael Mac Sweeney/Provisionvia irishtimes.com, 31 Jan 2026
Bruna Fonseca
PhotoGoFundMevia extra.ie, 23 Jan 2026
Bruna Fonseca
Photocredit not given by the outletvia corkbeo.ie, 22 Jan 2026
Bruna Fonseca was found dead in a flat in Liberty Street in Cork on New Year's Day 2023
Photocredit not given by the outletvia rte.ie, 20 Jan 2026Images are shown from the outlet that published them and link back to the article. Copyright stays with the credited photographer or agency.
Cases
latest first- Man jailed for life for murder of ex-girlfriend in Cork Murder · Co. Cork
Bruna Fonseca, a 28-year-old Brazilian woman, was found dead in a flat on Liberty Street, Cork city, on 1 January 2023. Her ex-boyfriend Miller Pacheco, a 32-year-old Brazilian man from Formiga, Minas Gerais, was arrested at the scene and charged with her murder. The post-mortem found she died from asphyxia due to manual strangulation, with over 65 bruise injuries. After a nine-day trial at the Central Criminal Court in Cork, a jury found him guilty of murder on 22 January 2026. He was sentenced to mandatory life imprisonment on 23 January 2026 and will not appeal.
Sentenced, 1 Jan 2026Victim · 53 reports
Timeline
every report naming Bruna Fonseca, newest firstEach entry shows how that report described them.
- 31 Jan2026Anatomy of an obsession: the end of a relationship and the murder of Bruna Fonsecavictim, Bruna Fonseca, 28, female, Brazilian, non-irishBruna Fonseca
- 23 Jan2026‘Constant manipulation’: Man sentenced to life for murder of ex-girlfriend Bruna Fonseca in Corkvictim, Bruna Fonseca, 28, female, Brazilian, non-irishBruna Fonseca
- 23 Jan2026Family of murdered woman react as her ex-boyfriend is sentenced in Cork courtvictim, Bruna Fonseca, 28, female, Brazilian, non-irishBruna Fonseca
- 23 Jan2026Bruna Fonseca's 'coward' ex-boyfriend found guilty of her murdervictim, Bruna FonsecaBruna Fonseca
- 22 Jan2026Man found guilty of murdering ex-girlfriend, who was strangled to death in flatvictim, Bruna Fonseca, 28, female, Brazilian, non-irishBruna Fonseca
- 22 Jan2026Man found guilty of murdering ex-girlfriend in Cork city flatvictim, Bruna Fonseca, 28, female, Brazilian, non-irishBruna Fonseca
- 22 Jan2026Man (32) found guilty of ex-girlfriend’s murder in Cork on New Year’s Day 2023victim, Bruna Fonseca, 28, female, non-irish (judged from name)Bruna Fonseca
- 21 Jan2026Man accused of murdering Bruna Fonseca a ‘coward’ and ‘arch manipulator’, jury toldvictim, Bruna Fonseca, 28, female, non-irish (judged from name)Bruna Fonseca
- 21 Jan2026Accused's 'ego' couldn't handle break up, court toldvictim, Bruna Fonseca, 28, female, non-irish (judged from name)Bruna Fonseca
- 20 Jan2026Bruna Fonseca told accused relationship was over and to get help, trial hearsvictim, Bruna Fonseca, 28, female, non-irish (judged from name)Bruna Fonseca
- 20 Jan2026Woman begged man accused of her murder to seek helpvictim, Bruna Fonseca, 28, female, non-irish (judged from name)Bruna Fonseca
- 19 Jan2026More than 65 injuries to Bruna Fonseca’s head, body and limbs, murder trial hearsvictim, Bruna Fonseca, 28, female, Brazilian, non-irishBruna Fonseca
- 19 Jan2026Fonseca died from manual strangulation, trial toldvictim, Bruna Fonseca, 28, female, Brazilian, non-irishBruna Fonseca
- 16 Jan2026Man accused of murdering ex searched 'how to kill in three seconds', jury hearsvictim, Bruna Fonseca, 28, female, non-irish (judged from name)Bruna Fonseca
- 16 Jan2026Murder accused had looked up 'how to kill', court hearsvictim, Bruna Fonseca, 28, female, non-irish (judged from name)Bruna Fonseca
- 16 Jan2026Miller Pacheco searched how to kill on web before death of former partner, trial hearsvictim, Bruna Fonseca, 28, female, non-irish (judged from name)Bruna Fonseca
- 15 Jan2026Murder accused’s friends shocked when he told them he killed ex-girlfriend, court hearsvictim, Bruna Fonseca, 28, female, non-irish (judged from name)Bruna Fonseca
- 15 Jan2026Accused called friends on night of murder, court hearsvictim, Bruna Fonseca, 28, female, non-irish (judged from name)Bruna Fonseca
- 15 Jan2026Court hears murder suspect showed dead ex’s body to friends on FaceTimevictim, Bruna Fonseca, 28, female, Brazilian, non-irishBruna Fonseca
- 14 Jan2026Murder accused kept following his former girlfriend at New Year’s Eve party, trial hearsvictim, Bruna Fonseca, 28, female, Brazilian, non-irishBruna Fonseca
- 13 Jan2026'I choked her' - Court hears chilling words of man accused of Cork murdervictim, Bruna Fonseca, 28, female, Brazilian, non-irishBruna Fonseca
- 13 Jan2026Trial for murder of Brazilian woman hears from her cousinvictim, Ms Bruna Fonseca, 28, female, Brazilian, non-irishMs Bruna Fonseca
- 13 Jan2026Murder trial hears man told cousin of Bruna Fonseca he had 'choked' hervictim, Bruna Fonseca, 28, female, Brazilian, non-irishBruna Fonseca
- 13 Jan2026Accused told friend he killed ex-girlfriend and sent him video of her body, court hearsvictim, Bruna Fonseca, 28, female, non-irish (judged from name)Bruna Fonseca
- 13 Jan2026Bruna Fonseca was 'murdered by ex-partner after going to his flat to see their dog on FaceTime', trial hearsvictim, Bruna FonsecaBruna Fonseca
- 12 Jan2026Woman allegedly killed after visiting boyfriend’s Cork flat to FaceTime dogvictim, Bruna Fonseca, 28, female, Brazilian, non-irishBruna Fonseca
- 12 Jan2026Man accused of murdering ex-girlfriend in Cork showed her covered in blankets while on phone to friendvictim, Bruna Fonseca, 28, female, Brazilian, non-irishBruna Fonseca
- 1 Jan2026Young woman was strangled to death after coming to Ireland for 'better life', court hearsvictim, Bruna Fonseca, 28, female, Brazilian, non-irishBruna Fonseca
- 1 Jan2026Man on trial for ex-girlfriend's murder allegedly said 'it wasn't me' before admitting he choked hervictim, Bruna Fonseca, 28, female, non-irish (judged from name)Bruna Fonseca
- 1 Jan2026Murder accused filmed ex dancing with man hours before her death, court toldvictim, Bruna Fonseca, 28, female, non-irish (judged from name)Bruna Fonseca
- 1 Jan2026Man allegedly showed body of dead ex-girlfriend to friends on FaceTime call, court hearsvictim, Bruna Fonseca, 28, female, non-irish (judged from name)Bruna Fonseca
- 1 Jan2026Murder accused visited 'How to kill in three seconds' website, court hearsvictim, Bruna Fonseca, 28, female, non-irish (judged from name)Bruna Fonseca
- 1 Jan2026Man accused of killing his ex-girlfriend was 'self absorbed coward', murder trial hearsvictim, Bruna Fonseca, 28, female, non-irish (judged from name)Bruna Fonseca
- 1 Jan2026Man found guilty of the murder of Bruna Fonseca in Cork cityvictim, Bruna Fonseca, 28, female, non-irish (judged from name)Bruna Fonseca
- 1 Jan2026Bruna Fonseca's ex-boyfriend sentenced to life for her murdervictim, Bruna Fonseca, 28, female, non-irish (judged from name)Bruna Fonseca
- 20 Jul2023Man (29) accused of murder of Bruna Fonseca sent forward for trial next weekvictim, Bruna Fonseca, 28, female, Brazilian, non-irishBruna Fonseca
- 12 Apr2023Gardaí probing death of woman in January still awaiting post mortem resultsvictim, Bruna Fonseca, 28, female, Brazilian, non-irishBruna Fonseca
- 9 Feb2023Gardaí travel to Brazil as they investigate Bruna Fonseca killingvictim, Bruna Fonseca, 28, female, Brazilian, non-irishBruna Fonseca
- 30 Jan2023Man remanded on charge of murdering Bruna Fonseca in Corkvictim, Bruna Fonseca, 28, female, Brazilian, non-irishBruna Fonseca
- 30 Jan2023Man accused of murdering woman in Cork flat set for fresh court appearancevictim, Bruna Fonseca, 28, female, Brazilian, non-irishBruna Fonseca
- 16 Jan2023Sister of Cork murder victim 'wishes she could have done' more to protect hervictim, Bruna Fonseca, 28, female, Brazilian, non-irishBruna Fonseca
- 9 Jan2023Man charged with Bruna Fonseca murder appears in court via video linkvictim, Bruna Fonseca, 28, female, Brazilian, non-irishBruna Fonseca
- 9 Jan2023State awaiting DPP directions in case of man charged with Bruna Fonseca murdervictim, Bruna Fonseca, 28, female, Brazilian, non-irishBruna Fonseca
- 8 Jan2023Bruna Fonseca death: Gardaí believe there may still be witnesses who have not yet come forwardvictim, Bruna Fonseca, 28, female, Brazilian, non-irishBruna Fonseca
- 8 Jan2023Gardai issue new appeal for information into death of Bruna Fonsecavictim, Bruna Fonseca, 28, female, Brazilian, non-irishBruna Fonseca
- 4 Jan2023Over €48k raised for alleged murder victim to fly body back to Brazilvictim, Bruna Fonseca, 28, female, non-irish (judged from name)Bruna Fonseca
- 3 Jan2023Bruna Fonseca's grieving sister pays tribute - and tells of griefvictim, Bruna Fonseca, 28, female, non-irish (judged from name)Bruna Fonseca
- 3 Jan2023Former partner of Bruna Fonseca charged with her murdervictim, Bruna Fonseca, 28, female, Brazilian, non-irishBruna Fonseca
- 2 Jan2023Man charged with murder of Brazilian woman in Corkvictim, Bruna Fonseca, 28, female, Brazilian, non-irishBruna Fonseca
- 2 Jan2023Woman killed in Cork flat had only recently moved to Ireland to start new lifevictim, Bruna Fonseca, 28, female, Brazilian, non-irishBruna Fonseca
- 2 Jan2023Woman 'beaten and strangled' as body found in Cork flat hours after New Yearvictim, Bruna Fonseca, 28, female, non-irish (judged from name)Bruna Fonseca
- 1 Jan2023Murder inquiry expected after postmortem confirms woman (28) died violently in Corkvictim, Bruna Fonseca, 28, female, Brazilian, non-irishBruna Fonseca
- 1 Jan2023Court Appearance - Investigation into Death of a Female, Liberty Street, Cork City, 1st January 2023victim, Bruna Fonseca, 28, female, non-irish (judged from name)Bruna Fonseca
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