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Brother of woman killed in fatal 'roadside assault' dies two days carrying coffin

Scarlett Faulkner, 29, was injured in a serious roadside assault in Co Tipperary and died in Cork University Hospital – and tragically her brother has died two days after her funeral

The brother of a 29-year-old woman who died after a brutal roadside attack in Ireland has also died.

Scarlett Faulkner’s brother Jason has died two days after carrying his sister to her final resting place. Jason Faulkner passed away over the weekend – he was a pallbearer at his sister Scarlett’s heartbreaking funeral in Limerick on Friday.

Scarlett and Jason’s cousin, Melissa McCarthy, confirmed the devastating news on social media on Sunday evening and asked people to pray for the Faulkner family.

“My heart, 2 days after burying your sister Scarlett, your [sic] gone now Jason, her lovely brother. The laughs we had, oh Jason what are the family gonna do? I can’t get my head round it, no doubt Scarlett Faulkner was there to meet you – together again forever,” said Melissa.

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