Overview
- The deceased were named locally as Wayne O’Reilly, 48, and his son Oisín, 11–12, found at separate homes in Ballyfermot and Clondalkin on Thursday morning.
- Police are treating the case as a suspected murder–suicide and say they are not seeking anyone else, with a senior investigating officer leading the inquiry.
- Both properties were sealed for forensic examination, the Coroner was notified, and the Office of the State Pathologist was requested to conduct post-mortems today.
- RTÉ reports the father was discovered in a back garden with suspected self-inflicted injuries, while follow-up searches led to the discovery of the boy’s body at a second address.
- Tusla said the child and family were known to the agency but he was not in state care; the pair had been reported missing in October and later found safe, and NEPS is supporting the boy’s school community.