Sinéad O’Connor revealed Friday that her teenage son died after he went missing from an Irish hospital earlier in the week.
Shane O’Connor, 17, was reportedly hospitalized following “two severe suicide attempts,” according to the Irish singer’s tweets. The teen escaped suicide watch at the hospital and went missing.
“My beautiful son, Nevi’im Nesta Ali Shane O’Connor, the very light of my life, decided to end his earthly struggle today and is now with God,” the singer wrote on Twitter. “May he rest in peace and may no one follow his example. My baby. I love you so much. Please be at peace.”
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Dublin police confirmed O’Connor’s son’s death to Irish outlets on Saturday, E! News reports. “Following the recovery of a body in the Bray area of Wicklow on Friday, 7th January 2022, a Missing Person Appeal in respect of Shane O’Connor, 17 years, has been stood down,” they said in a statement. Shane died by suicide.
The “Nothing Compares 2 U” singer blamed the hospital for letting the teen escape. She pleaded with him to come home on Twitter.
“This is a message for my son, Shane,” she wrote. “Shane, it’s not funny any more all this going missing. You are scaring the crap out of me. Could you please do the right thing and present yourself at a Gardai station. If you are with Shane please call the Gardai for his safety.”
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In subsequent tweets, she begged Shane not to hurt himself.
“Shane, your life is precious. God didn’t chisel that beautiful smile on your beautiful face for nothing,” O’Connor wrote. “My world would collapse without you. You are my heart. Please don’t stop it from beating. Please don’t harm yourself. Go to the Gardai and let’s get you to hospital.”
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O’Connor tweeted on Saturday that she would take the time to grieve her child and then speak out about her son’s escape from the hospital. She said she will also be addressing how the Irish State “facilitated his death.”
Shane is the second youngest of the singer’s four children. The teen’s father is fellow musician Donal Lunny. O’Connor is also mom to Jake Reynolds, 34, Roisin Waters, 25, and Yeshua Bonadio, 15.
