Ireland - Conor, 9, Darragh, 7, & Carla McGinley, 3, dead, woman taken to hospital, Dublin, Jan 2020

[RobinCAL]

"The bodies of three children have been found at a home in Dublin, with police describing their deaths as "unexplained".

A woman in her 40s has been taken to hospital.

All the children, two boys and a girl, are believed to be under the age of 10, but their exact ages have not been released"

 

[RobinCAL]

Bodies of three children found in house as woman taken to hospital

 

[HayLouise]

Bodies of three children found at Dublin home



Gardaí are investigating after the bodies of three children were discovered at a house in Co Dublin.

The two boys and a girl were found in a home at Parson's Court in Newcastle in west Dublin.

It is understood a woman in her 40s, who may be the children's mother, has been taken to Tallaght Hospital.

The discovery was made this evening after 7pm when gardaí were called to the residence in Newcastle village.

The estate is made up of houses and apartments.

When the gardaí got there, they first found a woman on the street in a disorientated state.

They then went into the residence and found the bodies of three children, two boys and a girl.

The children are believed to be very young and initial reports suggest that they are all under ten years of age, but this has not been confirmed.

The scene has been preserved and the Office of the State Pathologist has been informed.



Post-mortem examinations will have to be carried out to establish the cause of the children's deaths.

Members of the Garda Technical Bureau are at the scene and a detailed forensic examination will be carried out.

It is understood a note may have been found at the scene.

At this stage, gardaí do not believe the children died of natural causes, but will await the outcome of the post mortems to determine the cause of their deaths.

There was no sign of a break-in and gardaí say the children's deaths are as yet "unexplained".

Gardaí at Clondalkin Garda Station have begun an investigation and are to carry out house-to-house inquiries in the area.

They are appealing for witnesses or anyone with information to contact them.

Bodies of three children found at Dublin home

 

[HayLouise]

#Breaking...3 children have been found dead in a house in Rathcoole,Co.Dublin..More to come..

Padraig O'Reilly Photographer on Twitter

The house at Parsons Court,Newcastle,Dublin where 3 children,2 boys & a girl,where found dead this evening is now sealed off by #garda...

Padraig O'Reilly Photographer on Twitter

Their bodies remain at the house.A woman found near the house in a distraught state is currently being treated at Tallaght hospital..

Padraig O'Reilly Photographer on Twitter

The ages of the 3 deceased children found at a house in Newcastle tonight @ 7pm are believed to be 4,8 and 10...

Padraig O'Reilly Photographer on Twitter

 

[HayLouise]

A woman, understood to be their mother, was also rushed to hospital after being found in a disorientated state by a taxi driver on the street outside at around 7pm.

After finding the woman, gardai then went into the home at Parsons Court were the grim discovery was made.

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The kids, two boys and a girl, were aged four, eight, and ten.





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There was an eerie sense of horror and disbelief as local people heard of the sudden deaths of three young children.

A number of relatives of the family arrived at the grisly scene and looked distraught and ashen-faced as they spoke to detectives.

Locals in shock after three kids found dead at house in quiet village estate

 

[HayLouise]

One neighbour who did not want to be identified said: “I only found out five minutes ago after my brother rang because it was on the news.

“I was oblivious [because we live in the corner] so I didn’t know anything. “

Another neighbour had visited the woman and said they were “trying to piece it together ourselves”.

She added: “I have kids upstairs, she has kids next door.

“I was actually was worried because she has three kids as well and I didn’t know who it was.

“It doesn’t seem real. I’ll be honest we’re shaking.

“I don’t know anything yet and it hasn’t sunk in because I didn’t know about it the last two hours.

The two friends said the family moved into the estate about a year ago.

Locals in shock after three kids found dead at house in quiet village estate

 

[HayLouise]

25 January 2020

Irish police are awaiting the results of post-mortem examinations after the bodies of three children were found at a house in Newcastle, County Dublin.

Irish police await child death post-mortem results

 

[molly67]

@HayLouise thanks for updates

RIP to those little children - horrific.

I am assuming there must have been mental health issues with the mother. Why was she left alone with those kids - I get mental health but to do this is beyond comprehension.

 

[Sarahlou]

How tragic, those poor kids.

 

[HayLouise]

25 January 2020:



Three children found dead in a house in Co Dublin have been named as brothers and sister Conor, Darragh and Carla McGinley.

The three children were found dead in a house in Parson's Court, in the village of Newcastle, which is south-west of Dublin city, on Friday night.

Their bodies were removed by ambulance at around 10am on Saturday.

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It is understood it was not immediately obvious to officers how the children had died when they attended the scene.

Three children found dead in Dublin house named as brothers and sister

 

[HayLouise]

25 January 2020:

It is understood the tragedy was uncovered after a concerned taxi driver picked up the woman who was in a distraught state nearby and brought her home.

There he discovered a note on the window, saying: “Call 999, don’t go upstairs.”

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A senior source said there was "no sign of trauma" on the bodies of the children.

'Call 999, don't go upstairs' - note found as three children discovered dead in Dublin home - BelfastTelegraph.co.uk

 

[HayLouise]

Tributes paid to “three beautiful angels”, siblings Conor (9yo), Darragh (7yo) and Carla McGinley (3yo) in Newcastle, Co Dublin. Gardai are awaiting post mortem results to determine how they died. Full report on @rtenews 6.1



Laura Hogan on Twitter

 

[HayLouise]

The house at Parsons Court in Newcastle still preserved, people have been leaving floral tributes all day to pay their respects to the family of the 3 children found dead here yesterday evening. The woman in her 40s found nearby continues to receive medical treatment#VMnews

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Sarah O'Connor on Twitter

 

[katydid23]

 

[Jsizzle]

Omg this is horrible ((

 

[astheworldfallsdown]

How desperately tragic. Those poor poor little children. May they rest in peace

 

[fred&edna]

Beautiful children. Horrible they are gone

 

[astheworldfallsdown]

Gardaí awaiting further toxicology results following deaths of three children in Dublin

 

[fred&edna]

DBM

My question was answered in previous link

 

[Jsizzle]

Anything yet???