SINEAD O'Connor has revealed her teenage son hanged himself after he was found dead yesterday. The heartbroken mum posted to social media about 17-year-old Shane's cause of death.
She wrote on Twitter that her son had hanged himself. The 55-year-old Irish singer previously said she had identified her son's body, following a days-long search for the teen after he disappeared from Tallaght Hospital in Dublin on Thursday.
Irish cops confirmed a search for Shane had been "stood down" following the discovery of a body yesterday. A spokesperson said: "Following the recovery of a body in the Bray area of Wicklow on Friday, 7th January 2022, a Missing Person Appeal in respect of Shane O'Connor, 17 years, has been stood down." Mum-of-four Sinead confirmed Shane's tragic passing earlier today, paying tribute to him on social media.
She wrote: "My beautiful son, Nevi’im Nesta Ali Shane O’Connor, the very light of my life, decided to end his earthly struggle today and is now with God. "May he rest in peace and may no one follow his example.
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