Criminal inquiry into Westmeath car fire deaths underway

Speaking at Sunday's vigil in Multyfarnham, school principal Karl Dermody, centre, said Thelma Egar who died with her little brother Michael as having been a warm, happy and vibrant child. Picture: Barry Cronin

Gardaí have launched a criminal investigation into the deaths of two children in a car fire in Co Westmeath last Friday.

Garda Commissioner Drew Harris has appealed for anyone with information about events leading up to the deaths of Michael Egar, two, and his older sister Thelma, five, to come forward.