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Boy (6) who died in Dunmore East tragedy named locally

Boy (6) who died in Dunmore East tragedy named locally

The six-year-old boy who died tragically in County Waterford yesterday has been named locally as Matthew Healy.

He was a Senior Infants pupil at Faithlegg National School.

His body was discovered in a car at Rathmoylan Cove near Dunmore East shortly after midnight on Friday morning.

A woman in her thirties was arrested at the scene and continues to be held for questioning at a Garda Station in Waterford.

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Gardaí have said the results of a postmortem examination will determine the course of their investigation.

A special vigil is planned this evening (Saturday) at the Cathedral of the Most Holy Trinity on Barronstrand Street, commencing at 7pm.

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