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Updated 12 January, 8am
GARDAÍ ARE TREATING the death of a toddler in Limerick over the weekend as not suspicious.
It is understood a post-mortem carried out yesterday revealed the cause of death as a viral infection.
The body of the two-year-old boy was found at an apartment in Limerick on Saturday afternoon.
Gardaí were called to the address on Parnell Street following an alert from emergency services.
The two-year-old was pronounced dead at the scene and his body was taken to University Hospital Limerick.
Reporting by Michelle Hennessy. First posted at 9.34pm Saturday.
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That’s awful. RIP little baby.
Codladh Sámh fear óg….
Who ever have u red thumbs 4 ur comment, r arse holes
Dreadful news.
That’s terrible news. RIP little man.
Awful awful awful. Poor little thing.
Not really the time for nit picking Catherine.
Rip to the young child
I’m not nit picking I’m trying to figure out where this happened. I have to collect a relative from parnell street in twenty minutes and am wondering if I will be able to drive in there.
Yup, Parnell Street is open.
Thanks, much appreciated
Glad your happy now Catherine. That’s all that really counts.
Catherine. Stop while your ahead.
Your a bigger clown for answering her
This is not a place to be leaving stupid argumentative comments a baby has lost its life RIP little one
RIP little guy.
So sad. :(
This is sad! So are some of the comments.
How bad can it get. Poor baby.
Heaven has another Angel….Rip little man
RIP little angel, may he rest in peace.
Pathetic how so many of you are arguing here. Very insensitive people. The poor child died. Rip.
Truly awful. RIP little child.
RIP little fellow
That’s not parnell street in the picture, can’t figure out where it is. Davis street maybe?
I believe it’s just a stock photo used for the title photograph.
Ok good. It’s a very elderly relative and honestly I wouldn’t want them trying to walk through a crowd or police corden. It’s not like I can just ring them as they don’t use mobiles.We heard of this death a little while ago and with a young child of the same age in the family our stomachs are sick. Don’t assume everyone is just being callous.
I can understand Catherine where you are coming from and really folk here just did not read your post through I hope your relative is not too upset by the news of what has taken place near them today. May this little boy Rest in Peace
Rip little boy. Ur an angel now.
It was make ya wonder is Der a God atall rip
Is viral infection another name for they haven’t a clue what happened the child.
I can tell you it’s sh!t scary because most children’s illness is put down to viral infection. I know my daughter currently had 3 friends out of action with viral infections.
No
Half told story as usual… Even if death was not suspicious ie. child wasn’t murdered, it doesn’t equal that it couldn’t be avoided – somebody failed this child somewhere because you don’t just die in apartment from viral infection unless you live in Ethiopia. RIP.
There are actually a number of quite aggressive viruses that children are highly susceptible to. They develop very quickly and can spread to major organs if not caught in time.
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