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Child Death
Young boy in Limerick died from viral infection
Gardaí are investigating the death.
Updated 12 January, 8am
GARDAÍ ARE TREATING the death of a toddler in Limerick over the weekend as not suspicious.
It is understood a post-mortem carried out yesterday revealed the cause of death as a viral infection.
The body of the two-year-old boy was found at an apartment in Limerick on Saturday afternoon.
Gardaí were called to the address on Parnell Street following an alert from emergency services.
The two-year-old was pronounced dead at the scene and his body was taken to University Hospital Limerick.
Reporting by Michelle Hennessy. First posted at 9.34pm Saturday.
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