SHOCK AT KILLING OF JASTINE VALDEZ €50,000 has been raised by Jastine fund
A FUNDRAISING page set up in memory of the late Jastine Valdez had raised almost €50,000 at the time of going to press yesterday evening (Tuesday). The original target was €10,000, a sum surpassed within hours of the gofundme. ie page being established.
Funds will go to Jastine’s parents to help them in the weeks and months ahead. ‘Jastine Valdez was an only child taken from her parents at the age of 24 in the most unimaginable circumstance,’ reads the page. ‘Born in the Philippines she came to Ireland to study and to join her parents who are now naturalised Irish citizens. Both parents work and are active in the community.’
The page was set up to facilitate all of those who wish to offer support and sympathy to the family of Jastine Valdez following her devastating death.
‘ The Valdez family have lost their only child, they are facing a situation that no person on this earth should have to face.’
Any and all funds raised on the page will go directly to the parents of Jastine Valdez to help them in the weeks and months ahead.
‘My heart is heavy with sadness for the loss of such a beautiful girl in this evil way and for the unimaginable heartbreak of her parents,’ wrote one donor to the fund. ‘I just want to reach out in some small way. RIP Jastine and God hold your parents close.’
Organisers said that a Dublin-based solicitor has offered to oversee and audit (pro bono) the account and will verify all funds are paid directly to the Valdez family.