Sinead O’Connor is mourning the loss of her son who was found dead in Ireland on Friday.
An Irish singer-songwriter had earlier this week reported to police that Shane, her 17-year old son, was missing.
Police closed the case on the missing person after finding a body in Bray, an eastern coastal town about 12 miles south from Dublin.
O’Connor Posted on TwitterThat her son, “the very light of my life, decided to end his earthly struggle today and is now with God. May he rest in peace and may no one follow his example. My baby, I love you so much. Please be at peace.”
The 55-year-old singer had previously appealed to her son via social media not harm himself. She mentioned that her son had been admitted after two suicide attempts.
O’Connor also tweeted the song in honor of her son Bob Marley’s. “Ride Natty Ride.”
“This is for my Shaney. The light of my life. The lamp of my soul. My blue-eye baby. You will always be my light. We will always be together. No boundary can separate us,”She wrote.
Shane was one of O’Connor’s four children. Donal Lunny, an Irish musician was his father.
O’Connor first became famous for her arresting 1990 cover of the Prince song “Nothing Compares 2 U.”She was raised in an abusive home in Ireland, and she has spoken openly about her struggles with mental illness.
She sat down to discuss 2017 an interview with Dr. Phil on his daytime talk show, where she revealed that her emotional troubles had been triggered by the hormonal effects of a radical hysterectomy.
“I was told to leave the hospital two days after the surgery with Tylenol and no hormone replacement and no guidance as to what might happen to me,”She remembered.
