Overview
- Gardaí discovered a man in his 40s dead in Cherry Orchard, Ballyfermot around 8:30am, then found a boy dead at a home in Clondalkin following inquiries.
- Investigators suspect the child was killed and the man subsequently took his own life, pending confirmation from post‑mortem examinations.
- Both properties have been preserved for examination by the Garda Technical Bureau, with the Coroner notified and the State Pathologist requested.
- The man’s body was removed to the city morgue and the boy’s remains were taken from the Clondalkin address on Thursday afternoon.
- No appeal for witnesses has been issued and Gardaí are not seeking additional suspects; media reports suggest the pair were a father and son previously briefly reported missing, though identities have not been officially confirmed.