The town’s mayor, Ramón García Vázquez, confirmed Frade’s death, saying he had been informed early on Thursday morning.
“The rumours that started going round last night are sadly true,” he said.
“I didn’t know her, but she has two sisters who run an English school here and other relatives in the area. It’s a tragedy.
“It’s still early and I haven’t spoken to many people, but there are people here in the town hall who knew her and her family and they’re deeply affected.”
Frade worked at DLD college in London where she was head of department and taught Spanish. She was “a highly regarded and loved” member of staff there, the principal, Rachel Borland, said.
She is thought to have been walking from the school over Westminster Bridge when she was hit by the car the attacker was driving.
La Voz de Galicia reported that Frade, who was married to a Portuguese man, had always lived in London but made frequent trips to Betanzos. Her Cypriot father and Spanish mother are thought to have met in London.
/The Guardian/
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