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The phone’s location data could be key to a triple murder investigation into the horrific death of a young mother and her two children in South Dublin.
Seema Banu, 37, her daughter Asfira Riza, 11, and six-year-old Faizan Syed were found strangled in their rented home on a quiet residential street in Ballinteer on Wednesday.
Mobile phone triangulation information, which reveals where a phone was at any given time, would determine whether a person of interest in the case was close to the home at the time of death.
Armed officers had broken into the home to discover Seema in a bedroom with a ligature around her neck.
His children were found dead in another room.
Officers continue to interview witnesses and record CCTV footage, but no arrests have been made.
A man has reported to a Garda police station accompanied by a lawyer and is assisting with consultations.
Seema moved to Ireland with her husband Sameer Syed, 36, and their children in February from their native India.
Neighbors raised the alarm after the family had not been seen for several days.
A faucet had been left running in the upstairs bathroom of the house, causing extensive flood damage that complicated the investigation.
Seema’s family in Mysore, in the south of the country, wants to take her and her two young children home and has asked for financial help.
The Irish Mirror understands that the bodies of the deceased have not yet been delivered by Gardai.
The Indian Embassy in Dublin is in contact with Seema’s relations in Mysore, in the south of the country, and has said that it will not be necessary to raise funds to repatriate the bodies.
But so far, nearly 200 big-hearted donors have raised over € 4,800 on a GoFundMe page to support the family outside of any consular assistance.
Organizer Claire Tobin said: “All donations received will be donated to alleviate any financial burden imposed on those closest to Seema and her children as a result of this tragedy.”
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Asfira and Faizan’s classmates will return to Ballinteer Educate Together National School tomorrow after midterm recess.
The psychologists have met with the teachers before the return of the students.
Faizan was in first class and Asfira in sixth class.
Seema’s father, Abdul Ghaffar, and his mother, Qurishid-un-nisa, told RTE that the family could not believe the news was real.
They described Seema, one of the eight siblings, as the “pillar and heart” of their family, and said that Asfira and Faizan were lovely children and proud students.
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