Bodies of boy, 9, and man found in Co Sligo

Gardaí are investigating after two bodies were found in Co Sligo yesterday evening.

Bodies of boy, 9, and man found in Co Sligo

Gardaí are investigating after two bodies were found in Co Sligo yesterday evening.

A nine-year-old boy was found with stab wounds in a house at a location known as Banada, Tourlestrane, Tubbercurry, in Sligo.

He was removed from the scene by Air Ambulance and taken to Sligo Regional Hospital where he was pronounced dead a short time later.

A 21-year-old man was found deceased in an outside shed at the same location.

The State Pathologist's office has been notified and the scene has been preserved for a technical examination.

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