Julie Wallace, the mother of Ormiston woman Sara Zelenak has confirmed that her daughter has died in the weekend terrorist attack in London.
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Ms Wallace flew to London on Tuesday in a bid to find her daughter, who had not been heard from since the violence.
"Sara Zelenak is confirmed dead, they found her body & has DNA tests confirmed. Thank you for all the overwhelming love and support from everyone," Ms Wallace said.
Redland City Council held a minute’s silence for Ms Zelenak, 21, and her family at its general meeting on Wednesday morning, with Cleveland’s Cr Peter Mitchell saying the family had lived in the district about 20 years.
Cr Mitchell said the incident was horrible and had shown how terrorism affected all of us even though the event had happened far away.
“I hope people will spare their thoughts and prayers for Sara and the Wallaces,’’ he said.
Mayor Karen Williams said it was hard to understand how terrorists could have such a willing hatred of life and called on all Redlanders to support the family.
Bowman MP Andrew Laming said his thoughts and prayers were with Ms Zelenak’s family and loved ones.
“This is an unimaginably hard time for Sara’s family and friends, including those who studied with her Moreton Bay College,” he said.
“With this in mind, we will continue to update Redland city on any ways people can support her family.”
Updating a crowdfunding page to raise money for Ms Zelenak’s family, friend Susie Fletcher said the donations to support the Wallace family could be made through the page.
The page was previously closed after it reached a $15,000 target within 24 hours.
Ms Fletcher said they had decided to re-open the page due to overwhelming response and based on the confirmation of the devastating loss of Julie and Mark Wallace’s daughter.
“We so value you all and are grateful for your support,” she wrote.
Foreign Affairs Minister Julie Bishop said she was deeply saddened to announce the deaths of the women after they were savagely attacked in London on Saturday night.
Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull said he had spoken with the familes of Ms Zelenak and Ms Boden.
The family of South Australian nurse Kirsty Boden has already spoken of losing their daughter while Ms Zelenak’s mother Julie Wallace spoke to Brisbane radio station 97.3fm about the sense of terror she felt when told her daughter was missing.
Ms Bishop said the families were arriving in London and an announcement about identities would be made after the bodies were formally identified.
The family of Ms Boden, 28, said she was running to help victims of the stabbing and van attack on London Bridge and Borough Market when she was killed.
On Tuesday, Ms Zelenak's family said they had braced themselves for the worst.
“The families have asked for privacy,” Ms Bishop told radio 2GB.
“You can understand what a harrowing time they're going through. [They were] two beautiful women enjoying a night out in London and, I have to say, the savagery of these attacks is just beyond belief.”
Ms Zelenak was working as an au pair in London and had gone for a night out when the terror attacks occurred.
