'He was such a beautiful boy': Family of Qayyum Balogun remember their Superman

In his family home in Dundalk, father Ibrahim Balogun, mother Teslimot Balogun, and stepmother Loveth Patrick are joined by teacher Muirne Lawler as they recall the life of the late 21-year-old who had just finished his college exams
Qayyum Balogan: 'He was a beautiful singer, a beautiful child.'

Qayyum Balogan: 'He was a beautiful singer, a beautiful child.'

Dressed in a superman outfit, the video of a 9-year-old boy singing appears on a mobile phone screen and, for a moment, the room falls silent.

As the family of 21-year-old Qayyum Balogun sit together in their Dundalk home, surrounded by photographs and memories, a familiar voice begins to fill the room.

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