Mother recalls death of child in lift shaft

The distraught mother of the 3-year-old boy tragically killed in a lift shaft broke down yesterday as she recalled the moments leading up to the tragedy.

Solomon Soremekun died from crush injuries after falling into the lift shaft at the Hynes Building complex at St Augustine St in Galway City on Monday.

Solomon had been with his mother, Omolara Akinyede (known as Elizabeth) and his three sisters at the local social welfare office on the first floor of the building at about 3pm when the tragedy occurred.