The mother of a "beautiful, clever, happy and caring" four-year-old boy, who was murdered by his stepmother, has said her son's life was taken through the "pure evil" of a woman the boy loved and trusted. In her statement, the child's mother said her son was born in early 2016, a "fine, healthy little boy". She described him as a "clever little child who brought so much love and happiness into all our lives". He was a perfect little boy. "He was such a caring little boy," she said.

Source: Irish Examiner January 13, 2026 14:01 UTC