Update - Discovery of Bodies of Three Children in Unexplained Circumstances in a House in Newcastle, Co. Dublin, 24th January 2020 - 29th January 2020

A woman in her 40s has been arrested on suspicion of murder, in relation to the discovery of the bodies of three children at a property in Parson’s Court, Newcastle, Co. Dublin on 24/1/2020. (The woman arrested was found at the scene and has been receiving medical attention at Tallaght University Hospital following the incident.) She is currently detained at Clondalkin Garda Station under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act, 1984.

No further information is available at this time.