No warning signs that tragedy was about to hit family

Brandon Skeffington, who was murdered in the family home on Sunday, and his older brother Shane, who died by suicide.

Gardaí say there were “no warning signs” within a rural Sligo family that might have flagged the murder of a 9-year-old boy and the later suicide of his 20-year-old brother.

Brandon Skeffington was found with stab wounds at the family home in Tourlestrane, near Tubbercurry, on Sunday, while the body of his older brother Shane was discovered in a shed at the back of the house.