Community stunned at death of little boy

"I remember her as a little child in my garden, she played together with my kids. And this is what was ahead. It’s heartbreaking."

As a steady stream of mourners added more bouquets to the field of flowers and remembrance cards outside the Ridge Hall apartments in Ballybrack, a close family friend who watched Hazel Waters grow up struggled to grasp the news.

William — who declined to give his second name — was one of many leaving condolences at the front of the complex, where a day earlier two-year-old Hassan Khan’s life was tragically ended.