Plea for house of Charleville murder-suicide to be demolished
The call comes from Helen and Thomas O'Driscoll.
The Charleville parents of three brothers who lost their lives in a murder/suicide last year have made a heartbroken plea for the house in which the tragic incident happened to be demolished.
Twins Thomas and Patrick O'Driscoll were stabbed to death by their older brother Jonathan who later took his own life in the nearby town of Buttevant.
An inquest revealed that Jonathan had been displaying signs of early onset schizophrenia or psychosis.
Thomas and Helen O'Driscoll are currently living in a mobile home behind the house and say the council have not delivered on their promise to knock their home or rehouse them.
Speaking to RedFM News Thomas says he spends hours in the house every night because he believes his boys are still there but he says his mental health is suffering from it and he's finding it hard to move on living next to the house.
***If you have been affected by any of the issues raised in this story, you can contact the Cork Suicide Aware helpline on 083 398 35 00***
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