Sinead O'Connor's 17-year-old son found dead after going missing

The singer posted the heartbreaking news on social media. Photo / Twitter

Sinead O'Connor's 17-year-old son has been found dead, two days after going missing.

The 55-year-old singer revealed the news via social media on Saturday morning, explaining to her followers that he "decided to end his earthly struggle".

She tweeted: "My beautiful son, Nevi'im Nesta Ali Shane O'Connor, 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."

My beautiful son, Nevi’im Nesta Ali Shane O’Connor, 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:

— Sinead The 1 And Only (@OhSineady) January 8, 2022

Shane O'Connor had been missing since Thursday, and the police in Ireland previously admitted to being concerned for his welfare.

Sinead also took to social media to ask her son to contact her. The singer - who changed her legal name to Shuhada Sadaqat in 2018 - wrote on the micro-blogging platform: "Shane, your life is precious. God didn't chisel that beautiful smile on your beautiful face for nothing.

Shane, your life is precious. God didn’t chisel that beautiful smile on your beautiful face for nothing. My world would collapse without you. You are my heart. Please don’t stop it from beating. Please don’t harm yourself. Go to the Gardai and let’s get you to hospital.

— Sinead The 1 And Only (@OhSineady) January 6, 2022

"My world would collapse without you. You are my heart. Please don't stop it from beating. Please don't harm yourself. Go to the Gardai and let's get you to hospital.

"This is a message for my son, Shane. Shane, it's not funny any more all this going missing. You are scaring the crap out of me. Could you please do the right thing and present yourself at a Gardai station. If you are with Shane please call the Gardai for his safety."

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— Sinead The 1 And Only (@OhSineady) January 8, 2022

However, the Gardai has now confirmed that their search for Shane has ended.

A spokesperson told the Irish Mirror newspaper: "Following the recovery of a body in the Bray area of Wicklow on Friday 7 January 2022, a missing person appeal in respect of Shane O'Connor, 17 years, has been stood down."

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