Dad Shane grieves Oisin’s tragic death
REMAINS OF LITTLE BOY AND HIS MUM FOUND IN LONDON LAST WEDNESDAY
A BRAY father has expressed his grief following the death of his son in an apparent murder-suicide in Ruislip, London, last week.
The remains of the late Oisin O’Driscoll (7) were found alongside those of his mother Sinead Higgins (37) in their London home last Wednesday.
The little boy’s funeral Mass is to be held at the Holy Redeemer church in Bray this Friday morning at 10 a.m.
Bray native Shane O’Driscoll, formerly of the Silverpines estate, raised the alarm when Oisin did not go to school.
Shane took to social media last Friday, writing that words could not express his feelings since the death of his son.
‘ Thank you for all your support and messages,’ wrote Shane. ‘Words cannot express how we are feeling. Today it became real when I had the first opportunity to hold Oisin and see his little face.
‘My best buddy has been taken from this world and taken from all his little friends. He has always been an angel. Sleep well my little man. Love Dada.’
Ms Higgins and Mr O’Dri- scoll had been in a relationship which had come to an end.
A post-mortem examination took place at Fulham Mortuary in London last Friday.
Police in the UK have said that they are not looking for anyone else in relation to the deaths.
Ms Higgins tweeted last Friday that ‘ The future looks stormy’. The Mayo native had been living in England for a number of years.
She and Oisin had not been seen in public since the weekend prior to the discovery of their remains on Wednesday morning.
Shane has also lived in London for some years. He is a past pupil of Presentation College.
His sister Elaine, Oisin’s heartbroken aunt, is a past pupil of Loreto. Oisin’s Bray family also includes his grandparents, Colette and Ken, and his cousin Amy.
Shane is a barrister who works as Assistant General Counsel at Aspen Technology in London. He lived a short distance from his son and former partner. Oisin attended St Swithun Wells Catholic Primary School.
‘Oisin was a gift to our school community,’ said head teacher Kristy Davis in a statement.
‘Many were lucky enough to call him a friend and we all have special memories of him to treasure.
‘We will remember seeing him around the school with his lovely smile and his gentle and fun-loving personality.
‘We have all been blessed to have Oisin in our lives.’