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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Ellie Harrison

Sinead O’Connor shared heartbreaking post about death of son days before she died

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Sinead O’Connor’s final post on social media before her death was a heartbreaking tribute to her son, Shane, who died last year by suicide aged 17.

O’Connor, a force of nature as famous for her activism as she was for her music, died at the age of 56, 18 months after her son. Her cause of death had not been disclosed at the time of writing.

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