Overview

• Emergency services were called shortly before 8pm to a house in the Heathfield estate in the Cappagh area of Finglas, Dublin.
• The scene has been preserved for the Garda Technical Bureau, the coroner has been notified and the State Pathologist has been requested.
• Investigators say they are keeping an open mind, but at this stage they report no evidence of third-party involvement.
• Gardaí believe the deceased are a parent and a girl who may be about six years old, and local reports say the child’s mother raised the alarm.
• An incident room is to be established under a senior investigating officer and a family liaison officer will be appointed, with post‑mortem results to determine next steps.