Gardai wait to question father after boys’ bodies are found in crashed car

Gardaí are trying to establish the movements of the car in which the bodies of two young brothers were discovered in Co Mayo.
The remains of Ruairí and Eoghan Chada were found after the dark green Ford Focus car their father Sanjeev was driving – crashed into a wall outside Westport.
The three were last seen leaving their home in Ballinkill near Bagnalstown in Co Carlow at 6.30 on Sunday evening.
The bodies of 5 year old Ruairi and 10 year old Eoghan Chada were taken to Mayo General Hospital in Castlebar late last night – following a preliminary examination of their remains in the car – in which they were located.
A team from the Garda Technical Bureau will carry out forensic tests on the car this morning – while the deputy State Pathologist Dr Kalid Jabbar will perform post mortems on the boys bodies.
Gardai are also today expected to interview the boys father – 43 year old Sanjeev Chada – who is being treated in hospital for minor injuries – sustained in the car crash.
Officers are appealing for the public’s help in tracing the movements of the 06 CW dark green Ford Focus – after it left Bagnalstown in Co Carlow on Sunday evening.

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