Parents comforted by relatives after tragic death of conjoined twins

THE parents of conjoined twins were being comforted by relatives yesterday after their babies died.

Our Lady’s Hospital for Sick Children in Crumlin, Dublin, confirmed the twins died late on Tuesday night just a day after their birth. The parents have appealed to the public to pray for the twins and all concerned at this difficult time.

Experts at the top children’s hospital had said intensive medical investigation had shown the twins could not be parted.