A foundation set up in the name of Manuela Riedo is to be launched next week and will endeavor to help victims of rape and sexual assault.
The body of the 17-year-old Swiss teenager was found in an area of wasteland close to the Lough Atalia area of Galway city on October 8, 2007, just three days after she had arrived for an English language course. In March of this year, Gerald Barry (29 ) from Rahoon was sentenced to life in prison for her murder.
Switzerland-based Irish publican Brendan McGuinness, angered by the Government’s failure to apologise, approached Manuela’s parents, Hans-Pieter and Arlette, about setting up the foundation and they agreed to it. The foundation is due to be launched Friday next week.
