Gardaí investigate death of Brazilian woman found wounded in Limerick apartment

Discovery at Carlton House

Gardaí launched an investigation following the discovery of the body of Jady Cristine Pereira Rosa in Limerick city centre on Friday morning, 21 August 2026. The Brazilian woman, aged in her 30s, was found wounded and unresponsive inside her apartment at the Carlton House complex on Cecil Street at approximately 7:30am. Emergency personnel confirmed that she died at the scene. Friends raised the alarm when she failed to appear for their regular morning meeting to travel to work together. Uniformed gardaí and detectives responded to the scene at the residential block, which is situated on Lower Cecil Street across from the post office.

Forensic examination and public appeals

Members of the Garda Technical Bureau attended the property to perform a forensic examination of the scene. Officers sealed off a section of the upper floor where Pereira Rosa lived and restricted access to the apartment building to residents only. A Garda Technical Bureau van and a patrol car remained stationed at the entrance of the building into late Friday evening as forensic officers gathered evidence. Detectives carried out door to door inquiries with occupants of the complex and neighbouring residents to determine if anyone observed or heard anything unusual over the previous 24 hours.

Gardaí also initiated a harvest of closed-circuit television recordings from the apartment complex and adjacent streets to track all movements to and from the building. In addition, officers appealed to motorists with dash-cam equipment who travelled through the area between Thursday night and Friday morning to contact investigators.

Official response and autopsy

A Garda spokesperson confirmed the ongoing technical examination and outlined the scope of the inquiry on Friday.

Gardaí are investigating all the circumstances surrounding the discovery of a body of a woman in an apartment on Cecil Street.

Authorities stated that the Office of the State Pathologist was notified of the death. Pereira Rosa's body was removed from the apartment on Friday and transferred to the mortuary at University Hospital Limerick. Garda sources confirmed that the findings of the scheduled post-mortem examination will formally determine the nature and course of the investigation.

Tributes from family and community

Pereira Rosa was originally from Sorocaba, a city in the state of São Paulo, Brazil, and had lived in Limerick for several years. Following the announcement of her death, friends and members of the local community shared photographs, videos, and tributes online. Her brother, speaking from Brazil, noted that she had moved to Europe to pursue her goals and consistently supported her family at home.

We are still in shock about what is happening. I never imagined that I would have to go through such an ordeal.

Her brother also stated that she dedicated herself to her family in Brazil throughout her time residing in Ireland.

She always helped everyone who was here in Brazil as much as she could. She never spared any effort to make my mother happy. She will be missed forever. Unfortunately, we didn't even get the chance to say goodbye.