Nicola Furlong | |
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Born | 17 December 1990 |
Died | 24 May 2012 | (aged 21)
Cause of death | Homicide |
Resting place | Curracloe, Co Wexford |
Education | Dublin City University |
Occupation(s) | Student (Business and Languages) |
Known for | Murder victim |
Nicola Furlong was an Irish exchange student who was murdered in a Shinjuku hotel while studying at a Takasaki university near Tokyo in 2012. Richard Hinds was later convicted of her murder and sentenced to a minimum of 5 years in prison. A memorial, located in Ardcavan, County Wexford, was erected in her memory in 2018.[1]