Gardaí have evening issued an update on the investigation into the suspected father and son murder-suicide in Dublin.
The force says it is continuing to investigate the circumstances surrounding the grim discoveries on Thursday.
12-year-old Oísin Reddin was found dead at a residence in West Dublin on Thursday morning. The body of his father, 48-year-old Wayne O’Reilly, was also discovered at a separate property.
It is suspected that Oisín, who had just recently celebrated his birthday, had been killed by his father, who then took his own life.
Gardaí say that post-mortems on their bodies have now been completed, but results have not been released for operational reasons.
Technical examinations have been completed at both residences, in Ballyfermot and Clondalkin.
Family Liaison Officers continue to liaise with the families of both Oísin Reddin and Wayne O’Reilly.
It emerged last night that the child had been known to Tusla, but he was not in the care of the State’s child agency. It confirmed it had been notified of the death. In a statement, Tusla said:
“The death of a child is a tragedy, and our thoughts are with the family, all those who knew him and the local community at this difficult time,” the agency said in a statement.
“This young boy was not in the care of the State. However, he and his family were known to Tusla.
“We continue to engage with An Garda Síochána as they conduct their investigation, and it would not be appropriate to comment further at this time.”
It is understood that there was no third party involvement in the tragedy, with gardaí not seeking anyone else in relation to the deaths.
The father and son had previously been reported missing in October, but had been found safely.
An Garda Síochána are appealing to any person who may have any information in relation to these deaths to contact the Garda Investigation Team at Clondalkin Garda Station at 01-6667600, the Garda Confidential Line 1800 666 111 or at any Garda station.