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Paul Healy

Parents of murdered Jastine Valdez make emotional tribute to her on fifth anniversary of her death

The parents of murdered student Jastine Valdez say they still live with the trauma of what happened to her - five years on.

Tragic Jastine was kidnapped and brutally murdered by monster Mark Hennessy close to her home in Enniskerry, Co Wicklow on May 19, 2018. Yesterday marked the fifth anniversary of her murder, which shocked the nation.

And in an exclusive statement to the Irish Mirror on the anniversary, Jastine’s heartbroken parents Tess and Danilo Valdez said: “Thinking of you each day with an aching heart. So we whisper and call your name every time just to ease the pain of losing you.

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