Andreia Funicio jailed for harassment campaign against former partner

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Andreia Funicio, a 46-year-old Portuguese dentist, was jailed for two years and three months after pleading guilty to harassing her former partner. Dublin Circuit Criminal Court heard she created fake dating profiles and Instagram accounts in her ex-partner’s name, leading to men contacting her and arriving at her home expecting sex. Judge Martin Nolan said the harassment was calculated to cause harm and had a serious traumatic effect.

The court heard that Funicio sent explicit material to the woman’s family and friends. In her impact statement, the woman described the damage to her mental health and said she remained hypervigilant after the harassment ended. The judge set a headline sentence of four and a half years, reduced it to two years and three months in light of mitigating factors, and ordered Funicio to have no contact with the victim for 20 years.