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A candlelight vigil was held at Ballinteer last night to remember a devoted mother and her two children, found dead in their home.
Around 100 residents of the Llewelyn estate in Ballinteer, south Dublin, gathered, hugging candles in memory of Seema Banu, 37, her daughter, Affira, 11 and her six-year-old son, Fazan.
The family appeared to have been virtually unknown to residents, having moved from Bangalore, India, eight months ago and maintaining a very private life.
But memories were shared of a devoted mother who spent every moment of her life with her children, a little boy who was shy and yearned to play with boys, and a girl who jumped down the street.
A neighbor described the mother as friendly, but said they did not see the family very often.
“My son played with the boy in August,” said the neighbor.
“They played soccer in front of the house. He was very quiet, shy and shy. He didn’t speak much. Maybe he didn’t speak English.
“The boy would stand in the corner, wanting to play with the others, but he didn’t.
“The girl was tall. Sometimes he jumped happily down the street. It didn’t seem like he had a care in the world. “
One resident said she had not seen Seema or the children leave the house for several days.
He broke down and cried when he heard that Gardai had found the family dead.
Another neighbor said: “It seems they didn’t interact and I wish I had tried to talk to her. I feel so sad knowing that I did not have the opportunity. I’m really sorry now. “
The children grabbed their candles and their parents placed them next to a tree, a temporary sanctuary for the family.
A neighbor placed flowers near the house where the gardai was.
Family friend Muhammed Mazher told the Irish Independent: “They rented this house in February and it was all good news.
“I got a call this morning from a woman who said she came to the house and couldn’t get any response.”
Muhammed said he told the woman that Seema might have been shopping, but about an hour later she heard the terrible news that the family was dead.
“A garda told me that it was a bad situation inside, it is not good news and that something terrible had happened,” Muhammed said.
“I’m so angry. The kids were so nice and I can’t stop thinking about them,” he added.
Irish independent
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