Sinead O'Connor and son Shane
Sinead O’Connor’s son Shane has died (Image: Redferns / Twitter @OhSineady)

The singer shared an announcement, writing on Twitter: ‘My stunning son, Nevi’im Nesta Ali Shane O’Connor, the very mild of my life, determined to finish his earthly wrestle immediately and is now with God. Could he relaxation in peace and will nobody observe his instance. My child. I really like you a lot. Please be at peace.’

The teenager, whose mother and father are Sinéad and fellow Irish musician Dónal Lunny, was reported lacking earlier this week.

Irish police power An Garda Síochána had issued an official report interesting for data on January 6 after Shane went lacking from an space of Dublin.

On January 8, Gardaí confirmed to the Irish Examiner that the seek for Shane had been stood down following the invention of a physique in Bray, County Wicklow.

A Garda spokesperson stated: ‘Following the restoration of a physique within the Bray space of Wicklow on Friday, seventh January 2022, a Lacking Individual Attraction in respect of Shane O’Connor, 17 years, has been stood down.

‘An Garda Síochána wish to thank the media and public for his or her help on this matter. No additional motion is required and no additional data is obtainable presently.’

On social media, Sinéad, 55, additionally shared the Bob Marley Track Trip Natty Trip, and stated it was ‘for my Shaney’.

She wrote: ‘The sunshine of my life. The lamp of my soul. My blue-eye child.

‘You'll at all times be my mild. We are going to at all times be collectively.

‘No boundary can separate us.’

At 17, Shane was Sinéad’s second-youngest little one; she additionally has Jake, 34, Roisin, 25 and youngest son Yeshua, 14.


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