THE funeral takes place today of Mrs Bridget Mullen, who forgave Shan Mohangi after the South African killed her daughter Hazel in Dublin 34 years ago.
Mrs Mullen died on Thursday in Dublin and is to be buried at Dean's Grange Cemetery.
The Mohangi case saw one of the State's most notorious murder trials. Shan Mohangi was accused of strangling his 16 year old girlfriend Hazel, cutting up the body and burning the remains in an oven in the Green Tureen restaurant in Harcourt Street, Dublin, in 1963.
Mohangi, who was studying at the College of Surgeons, said that during a row with Hazel he grabbed her by the neck and she fell dead.
He was convicted of murder and sentenced to death, but the charge was reduced to manslaughter on appeal and he was sentenced to seven years in prison. He served four years before returning to South Africa. He started a business and eventually won a parliamentary seat.
On learning of his political career, Mrs Mullen said: "I bear no grudge and wish him well." Her son Ian added: "Not only have we forgiven Shan, but in our view God has forgiven him."