Man charged in connection with death of Bruna Fonseca (28)

Ms Fonseca was originally from Brazil but had been living in Ireland for the past year
Man charged in connection with death of Bruna Fonseca (28)

James Cox

Updated: 3.35pm

A man has been charged in connection with the death of a 28-year-old women in Cork City.

The body Bruna Fonseca, who was originally from Brazil but had been living in Ireland for the past year, was discovered in a residential property on Liberty Street on Sunday morning.

A man aged in his 20s was arrested in connection with the incident.

He was taken to Bridewell Garda station where he was held under section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act 1984.

He was questioned by gardaí and was charged in relation to the incident on Monday afternoon.

He is due to appear before a special sitting of Cork District Court on Monday evening.

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