Miller Pacheco has been jailed for life for the murder of Bruna Fonseca.
A jury found the 32-year-old of Liberty Street, Cork guilty yesterday, after just over an hour of deliberations.
Defence barrister Ray Boland said Mr Pacheco accepts the jury's verdict that he murdered Bruna, will not appeal the sentence, and wishes to apologise to Bruna Fonseca’s family for the devastation he caused them.
Speaking outside court following this afternoon's sentencing hearing, Bruna’s niece Maria Fonseca paid tribute to her aunt
" Bruna was a very kind person, she didn't deserve that but we are so happy and so relieved that we got justice. Justice was served and we are delighted that we got a good result. She was thinking of everybody before herself she was a very good woman. Very good heart"
