A postmortem is being carried out today on the body of a 32-year-old man who was found severely injured in the bedroom of the apartment in which his 11-month old son also died.

The Polish man at the centre of a garda investigation into the death of his 11-month-old baby in Co Kerry died last night.

The body of the 11-month-old baby found dead in a bedroom in his apartment in Killarney on Sunday, and whose death is at the centre of a Garda investigation, has been released back to his family.

The outcome of a postmortem will determine the course of the investigation into the death of an 11-month-old baby boy in an apartment in Killarney town centre, the chief investigating officer has said.