Montessori toddler death treated as a tragic accident
The death of a toddler at a Montessori school in Wexford is being treated as a tragic accident.
Nineteen month old Fiachra McMahon died on Tuesday evening while in his cot at the Wonderwise Montessori in the village of Castlebridge.
He was rushed to Wexford General Hospital, but pronounced dead.
Councillor George Lawlor, Mayor of Wexford said Fiachra's parents Padraig and Elaine are well known in the community.
He says locals are stunned by the death of the little boy.
"A cloud of grief and sadness hangs over the usually vibrant community of Castlebridge today," he said. "He was the only child of Padraig and Elaine … the community is entirely stunned and grief-stricken as a result of this tragic death."
