Family devastated by killing of ‘lovely’ son

THE heartbroken mother of brutally-slain 22-year-old Séamus O’Toole said yesterday the family was devastated on hearing of their “lovely” son’s tragic death.

Séamus, son of John and Annette O’Toole, Emly Road in Hospital, was found stabbed to death on Tuesday night inside a house at Catherine Place at 11.50pm with a number of stab wounds to the upper body.

“We are completely shocked and devastated. We still can’t believe that this has happened,’’ said Mrs O’Toole.