Ana Kriégel and adoption

Sir, – Adoptive parents understand loss. They know what it is like to wait patiently, to dream of finding their child and bring them home.

As a parent of internationally adopted children, I am deeply moved by the sad and untimely death of Ana Kriégel. I wish this country had provided her with a safe place to call home. – Yours, etc,

MARIA DUNNE,

Dublin 4.