'Love you always': Limerick mother marks son's anniversary with fundraiser and red balloon tribute

Sonia Aylmer’s 11-year old son Brooklyn Colbert was found dead in a house in Limerick on November 3 after he had sustained multiple injuries.
'Love you always': Limerick mother marks son's anniversary with fundraiser and red balloon tribute
Schoolboy's mother Sonia Aylmer marked her son’s anniversary with a fundraiser for housing and addiction services charity NOVAS. Picture: Cian Reinhardt
Sun, 03 May, 2020 - 18:53
David Raleigh

A mother of a schoolboy who died violently in Limerick six months ago today, marked her son’s anniversary by organising a “fast walk” to raise funds for housing and addiction services charity NOVAS.

Sonia Aylmer’s 11-year old son Brooklyn Colbert was found dead in a house in Limerick on November 3rd after he had sustained multiple injuries.

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