A candlelit vigil is being planned in Limerick following the murder of Geila Ibram in Limerick earlier this week.
Geila, 27, from Romania was found dead at a residence on Dock Road in the city last Tuesday, April 4.
She had arrived in Ireland only three weeks previous.
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Family members identified the mother-of-four’s remains formally at the morgue in Limerick Hospital on Friday.
Habib Shamel, 26, an Afghan national, appeared before Belfast Magistrates’ Court on Saturday, April 8 via video link, charged with her murder.
The court heard Ms Ibram had been stabbed "numerous times" in what was described by a detective as a "vicious and frenzied attack" and that the attack resulted in the defendant injuring his hand.
The court also heard the defendant and the victim had a conversation which was "arranging a sexual exchange" on April 4. Shamel was refused bail and is due to appear before court via video link on May 2.
Now, to pay respect to the memory of Ms Ibram, Limerick Cllr Elisa O’Donovan said a vigil will be held on Tuesday at 5.30pm at Steamboat Quay in the city.
"This will mark the one week anniversary of her death. We will meet together in her memory to pay our respects as a Limerick community," Cllr O’Donovan tweeted.
Cllr O’Donovan also said "Geila was murdered in our community. To die in such violent and horrific circumstances is unthinkable to me. I am numbed that this extreme violence against women is becoming too frequent in our lives."
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