Death Of Mother And Baby In Dublin Being Treated As Family Tragedy

Friday, October 23rd, 2020 7:26am

By Gareth Farrell

A post mortem will be carried out today on the body of a woman found dead in Dublin yesterday morning.

The woman's body was discovered at Lower Road in Strawberry Beds, after she was seen acting erratically on the M50 Toll Bridge early yesterday morning.
Gardai then found her 7 month old son in an unresponsive condition at a house in Lucan - he was pronounced dead at the scene.
Detectives say they are treating the deaths as a family tragedy and aren't looking for anyone else as part of their investigation.

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