Bodies of woman and baby found in Dublin house

Tomas Doherty

The bodies of a woman in her 40s and a baby boy have been found in a house in west Dublin.

They were discovered in the Beechfield Estate in Clonee shortly after 3pm on Saturday.

Gardaí and emergency services are at the scene.

The bodies remain at the house, which is preserved for forensic and technical examination.

The coroner and State pathologist have been notified. A Garda family liaison officer has been appointed to relatives.

Gardaí said the outcome of postmortems will determine the course of the investigation into both deaths.