Heroin deaths spark fears for city’s addicts

Contaminated heroin may have caused the deaths of twin brothers found dead yesterday in a rented Limerick apartment — and there are fears many more heroin users may have used a similar batch.

The mother of the men, named locally as Kevin and Peter Moran, became concerned after they had not made mobile phone contact for a number of days and was present when the grim discovery was made.

She had gone with a caretaker to check on their apartment in Steamboat Quay at about 3.30pm.