Gardaí say there were no warning signs as inquiries continue

Gardaí yesterday said there appeared to be "no warning signs" within a rural Sligo family that could have flagged the appalling murder of a nine-year-old boy and the subsequent suicide of his 21-year-old brother.

Members of the Garda Technical Bureau examine a shed at the rear of the house in Tourlestrane, Co Sligo. Picture: Keith Heneghan

Their parents made the horrendous discovery after they returned home to their house in rural Tourlestrane, near Tubbercurry, on Sunday evening.