Five family members found dead at house in Cavan
Gardaí are investigating after the bodies of five members of a family were discovered at a house in Co Cavan.
Five deaths in Cavan treated as ‘murder-suicide’
The deaths of five family members, including three young children, at a house in Cavan are being treated as murder-suicide by gardaí.
The bodies of a man and woman and their three sons – aged 13, 11 and six – were found at the property at Oakdene Downs, Barconey in Ballyjamesduff on Monday morning.
Assistant Garda Commissioner John O’Driscoll said: “We're not looking for anybody else - we believe all the answers are within that house.
“The most likely scenario is that one person within that house may have caused the death of others.
“All the circumstances will be explored, that is the position.”
It is understood that the tragedy was discovered when the children failed to turn up for school and gardaí visited the house shortly before midday.
According to the assistant commissioner, there is no evidence that a gun was used.
“A number of objects that were found in the house are subject to technical examination," he added.
"But until that examination is complete, we are not in a position to say the precise cause of death."
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