Who was Sinead O’Connor’s son Shane and how did he die?
SINEAD O'Connor's son Shane was tragically found dead after disappearing from Tallaght Hospital in Dublin on Friday, January 7, 2022.
Tributes to the 17-year-old, led by his devastated mother, quickly poured in.
Who was Shane O'Connor?
Shane was the son of Sinead, an Irish singer-songwriter, and Donal Lunny, an Irish folk musician and producer.
Shane was one of Sinead's four children - Jake Reynolds, Roisin Waters, and Yeshua Francis Neil Bonadio.
He was last seen in Tallaght, South Dublin, on Friday, January 7, 2022, as police were alerted to his disappearance.
Police had previously launched an appeal for assistance finding Shane with Sinead tweeting: "Shane, your life is precious. God didn’t chisel that beautiful smile on your beautiful face for nothing.
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"My world would collapse without you. You are my heart. Please don’t stop it from beating. Please don’t harm yourself. Go to the Gardai and let’s get you to hospital.
"This is a message for my son, Shane. Shane, it’s not funny anymore all this going missing. You are scaring the crap out of me.
"Could you please do the right thing and present yourself at a Gardai station. If you are with Shane please call the Gardai for his safety".
On January 6, 2022, a spokesperson for the police confirmed that a Missing Person Appeal for the teenager had been "stood down" following the discovery of a body.
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How did he die?
Sinead and her family were reportedly concerned about Shane's mental health as he disappeared from Tallaght Hospital, where his mum claimed he had been on "suicide watch".
Sinead also threatened the hospital with a lawsuit after her son went missing.
She wrote: "Like, how has a seventeen-year-old traumatised young person WHO WAS ON SUICIDE WATCH in Tallaght Hosptial's Lynn Ward been able to go missing???
"Hospital of course so far refusing to take any responsibility. Anything happens to my son on their watch? Lawsuits.
"I want to know why Lynn Ward at Taillight hospital who were supposed to have HCA's supervise my child 24/7 have managed to let him out of their grasp this morning when 7 days ago he made two severe suicide attempts."
Unfortunately, on January 8, 2022, police confirmed that they had found Shane's body, leaving his family devastated.
A day later, it was announced that he had died by suicide.
Did Sinead pass away?
A year and a half after the passing of Shane, the O'Conner family endured tragedy once again after it was announced that Sinead had passed away at the age of 56.
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Her death was first reported by on July 26, 2023, but at this time, a cause has not been released.
Sinead was survived by her three children, Jake, Roisin, and Yeshua.
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