THE BODY of a Ukrainian woman who was found death in a house in south Dublin last week will be repatriated to her homeland, where she has a daughter, Metro Eireann has learned.
Alexander Kapustin, a spokesperson for the Ukrainian Embassy in Dublin, said: “The woman, Lilia Kvasnyak, has a daughter in Ukraine and for that reason, and at the request of her husband, the body will be repatriated back to Ukraine in due course. There are further toxicology reports to be concluded and we are in constant contact with the spouse in relation to the process.”
He added: “It is a sad and sensitive situation and we at the embassy will be doing everything to help make it easier for the family here and in Ukraine. We will be processing paperwork and documentation and have already engaged a funeral director who specialises in repatriation.”
Lilia Kvasnyak was found dead by her husband in the bedroom of her apartment at a seemingly derelict house on Rathgar Road. The house, a large secluded villa, is surrounded by trees and is divided into apartments.
Locals, who preferred not to be named, were relieved to hear that foul play had been ruled out and speculated that the house where the late woman lived was largely unoccupied.
One commented: “We were saddened at the nature of the death. We thought that she must have been there alone; the house was pretty derelict and for years everyone in the area thought it was empty. There was no one ever there, they must have been the only people living in it. It has been sold and resold so many times over the years and we never knew anyone who lived there.”
A member of the Ukrainian community in Dublin told Metro Eireann: “We tried to get some information from the gardai about the woman to see if anyone knew her and if we could help in any way, but the gardai were mute, we could not even get her name. There was no information to be had at all.
“We are concerned that there cannot be a response to the situation if we do not know what that situation actually is.”
