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THE FIANCEE OF Thiago Cortes has said it has been “amazing to see how much love” there has been for him following his tragic death.
Teresa Dantas was speaking on RTÉ’s Today with Claire Byrne this morning and spoke about her worry when he did not come home and then of getting to see him in hospital.
Deliveroo cyclist Thiago Cortes was killed following a hit-and-run incident in Dublin on Monday, with friends and colleagues gathering in the capital yesterday to remember him.
Teresa said Thiago did not answer her calls on Monday night but that she assumed his battery may have been low until the news of an incident began to filter out.
“At around 12 on Monday night in a Whatsapp group people texted saying that a Deliveroo rider was in an accident, and that we should call our friend to try to figure out who it was.
It was at that moment I felt it might be him because he wasn’t texting me for over an hour at that time. And I tried to call him several times with no answer until finally one of the guards that was at the scene answered his phone and told me to go there.
Teresa says she is relieved she was able to see him before he died but that it was clear when she arrived at the hospital that the situation was very serious.
https://soundcloud.com/rte-radio-1/today-with-claire-byrne-teresa-dantas
She added that the affection for him has been clear in the past number of days.
It was amazing to see how many people were there. A lot of people didn’t know him and they were all touched. It could have happened to any of them, or any of us.
“I was really, really happy to see the amount of love and support yesterday and since the accident. I have been receiving support from the Brazilian community and from Irish people. And it’s been amazing to see how much love is around. ”
Teresa went on to detail that the couple had been together for six years and that he proposed in March on her birthday. She says it was Thiago who really wanted to come to Ireland and that she has no regrets.
“He wanted to come here to get a better life and we were getting that, we had a great life here,” she said.
Gardaí are renewing their appeal for witnesses to Monday’s incident to come forward.
Anyone with information is asked to contact the incident room at Store Street Garda station.
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Really hope the perpetrators of this crime are shown the full strength of the law. Despicable act to leave the scene of an accident.
@Shane McGrath: I wish there was a full strength of the law,
@Shane McGrath: if you leave the scene, it’s no longer an accident, is it? It’s a crime scene
In Brazilian portuguese, ‘Tamo Junto” is commonly said among friends which translates to “we’re together”. A heartbreaking story such as this has really brought everyone together in shock and grief, regardless of nationality. Tamo Junto Teresa
When they are caught our legal system will let us down again unfortunately. The poor man my sympathy to all your friends and family
Gardaí, please find these killers. DPP, please pursue these thugs to the fullest extent possible. Time to get tough on inner city vermin and make this place liveable.
@nazi killer: https://twitter.com/dublincycling/status/1301427264949714946
Gardaí have identified the juvenile driver of the car that killed Thiago Cortes in a hit-and-run incident in Dublin.
Senior sources said “excellent quality” CCTV caught four occupants of the car fleeing from nearby Castleforbes Square.
@Tricia G: not that it even matters, will give a sob story get a slap on wrist and will be out in no time.
@nazi killer: inner city vermin?!!!
That’s nazi rhetoric. Demonisation diminishes your point. (Love the name, btw)
@Trevor J Coonan: how would you describe them
@Maggie Elizabeth Walsh: Well considering they could be from anywhere… thugs would probably be enough for now
I wish his Fiance, his family and friends the strength to heal
May he rest in peace.
I also hope the person/s that knocked him down live long lives and relive the moment they knocked Thiago every time they close their eyes.
Terrible tragedy. I hope the people responsible are brought to justice but I dont have any faith in the police. My dad and I were in a (joyride) hit and run accident in Dublin a few years ago, but because of a short interaction I had with the driver immediately after the accident, I could identify who it was from a set of photos I was shown by police. They told me it would be my word against his. I was 100% sure it was him and told them I would be happy to go to court and testify: he could’ve killed us and probably would kill someone else in the future. They told me they were not pursuing it and I got annoyed and asked why they brought me to the station and put me through a process if they werent planning on laying charges? Their answer: ‘to close the file’. Jokeshop.
@Sue Kitchoo: Disgraceful.
If they’re old enough to do an adult crime, they’re old enough to do adult time
It’s so sad a man only doing his job to be killed so violently, hope the people responsible are brought to justice. RIP.
Go fund me page has been set up. ❤️
https://www.gofundme.com/f/thiago-cortes-rip
@Philip: thanks for link .
@Philip: who is the person who organised it ? Is he a friend? There is no information on why or how the money will be used.
@Philip: This is the third one ive seen. Maybe dodgy.
@Vin: There is an official donation page, but I cannot post link as a new user.
The guy who organised donation page mentioned above said he’ll send all funds raised directly to Thiago’s fiancé.
@Vin: There is an official donation page, but I cannot post link as a new user.
The guy who organised donation page mentioned above said he’ll send all funds raised directly to Thiago’s fiancée.
For the woman to even have the capacity to show such a level of positivity during what must be the most horrific and traumatic time for her and her family, really speaks volumes to the kind of person she obviously is. RIP to the poor guy, very tragic.
Descanse em paz Thiago, força à família.
“A morte não é nada.
Eu somente passei
para o outro lado do Caminho.
Eu sou eu, vocês são vocês.
O que eu era para vocês,
eu continuarei sendo.
Me deem o nome
que vocês sempre me deram,
falem comigo
como vocês sempre fizeram.
Não utilizem um tom solene
ou triste, continuem a rir
daquilo que nos fazia rir juntos.
sorriam, pensem em mim
Que meu nome seja pronunciado
como sempre foi,
sem ênfase de nenhum tipo.
Sem nenhum traço de sombra
ou tristeza.
A vida significa tudo
o que ela sempre significou,
o fio não foi cortado.
Porque eu estaria fora
de seus pensamentos,
agora que estou apenas fora
de suas vistas?
Eu não estou longe,
apenas estou
do outro lado do Caminho…
Você que aí ficou, siga em frente,
a vida continua, linda e bela
como sempre foi.”
RIP Thiago. Love and solidarity to his family. Please support this fund for them if you can https://gf.me/u/yv8g8f
@Oisín Dolan: Thanks for the funding link Oisín. I have made a donation. I presume his family and fiancé will wish him to be buried in his native country. Repatriation isn’t cheap. Every little donation helps and removes one burden for them. May he rest in peace. Beautiful words from his fiancé.
@John R: I notice there are a number of fundraisers on the go. This terrible incident has obviously touched many people.
I think they were caught…
knew this guy in passing via my workplace, cheerful , polite and never than a gentleman… rip Thiago
@Ixtrix Net:
never *less* than a gentleman
Eye for an Eye
Over 10 percent of drivers are using old junk failed nct tested cars which it should not be legal to sell. They usually have no tax or insurance and no license and this is the root of the problem. More Garda checkpoints and traffic warden assistance could resolve this and prevent terrible tragedies like this
@John Lyons: Just wondering what has an NCT got to do with the juvenile driver of the car that killed Thiago Cortes?
https://www.gofundme.com/f/ireland-helps-family-repatriate-thiago-cortes?rcid=r01-159912987105-681985119eb84967&pc=tw_co_campmgmt_w-sheet
heartbroken for this lady. Let’s help all we can
Very sad. I really feel sorry for her. All because some little boy racer hasn’t the balls to face the music.
Descanse em Paz
@John Lyons: Just wondering what has a NCT got to do with the juvenile driver of the car that killed Thiago Cortes?
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