Inquest hears boy, 12, who it is suspected was killed by father had died as a result of asphyxiation

It is understood that Wayne O’Reilly, who suffered mental health issues, was facing a custody battle for Oisín Reddin in the courts

Pamela Reddin, mother of the late Oisín Reddin,  leaving the Dublin District Coroner's Court after the opening of the inquest into the death of her 12-year-old son. Picture: Colin Keegan, Collins, Dublin.

A young boy suspected of being killed by his father in Dublin earlier this year in a murder-suicide case died as a result of asphyxiation, an inquest has heard.

The body of Oisín Reddin (aged 12) was found in the bedroom of a house at Lindisfarne Grove, Clondalkin, on January 8 where he lived with his father and extended family.