Murder of Jastine Valdez

Murder of Jastine Valdez
Jastine Valdez
Date19 May 2018 (2018-05-19)
LocationCounty Dublin, Ireland
CauseStrangulation
DeathsJastine Valdez (aged 24 years)
BurialAritao, The Philippines
AccusedMark Hennessy

Jastine Valdez was a Filipina woman living in Ireland, who was abducted near Bray in County Wicklow and whose body was discovered strangled to death the next day near Puck's Castle in County Dublin,[1] after the suspect in her abduction had earlier been shot and killed by armed police investigating her disappearance.[2] The dramatic circumstances of her abduction and murder in broad daylight by a stranger caused widespread shock and revulsion in Ireland.[3]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference :1 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Roseingrave, Louise (2020-01-21). "Inquest told how Mark Hennessy 'looked as if everything was over' before garda shot him". TheJournal.ie. Retrieved 2024-05-21.
  3. ^ Roseingrave, Louise (23 January 2020). "Jastine Valdez abduction and murder was 'exceptional and unusual in society,' inquest concludes". Irish Independent. Archived from the original on 9 November 2023. Retrieved 18 July 2024.