Killed in Their Bedrooms: Three Young Boys And Their Mother Are Stabbed To Death By Their 'Well Respected' Teacher Father In Ireland

The three boys who died in a suspected murder suicide in Ireland all appear to have been killed in their bedrooms.

Gardaí discovered their bodies when they were called to their home in Co Cavan yesterday morning. Their parents were found in downstairs rooms.

The family was named locally as school teacher Alan Hawe, wife Clodagh and sons Liam, 13, Niall, 11, and six-year-old Ryan.

Two officers arrived at the scene at the Oakdene estate, Barconey where the Hawe family lived, and soon after the grim discovery was made, a full investigation was launched.

It is believed the deaths may have occurred late on Sunday evening into the early hours of yesterday morning.

According to the Sun, it is believed police in Ireland are probing the theory that Mr Hawe stabbed his wife to death first before he then killed this three sons.

The teacher, who is well-known in the local community, is then thought to have turned the knife on himself.

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Teacher Alan Hawe with his sons Liam, Niall and Ryan. The three boys were found dead in the bedrooms and their father in a downstairs room following a suspected murder suicide

The discovery of their bodies was made at the property in a quiet rural area near the town of Ballyjamesduff yesterday morning.

The alarm was raised shortly before 10.45am when a relative is understood to have contacted the regional Garda Headquarters in Co Monaghan.

They are believed to have been called by staff at the school where Mr Hawe taught as he had been due to attend a meeting there yesterday morning.

Via - Dailymail