Overview
- Jason Faulkner was found dead in Limerick’s Abbey River on Sunday, according to police, after relatives said he died days after his sister’s funeral.
- He had served as a pallbearer at Scarlett Faulkner’s service in Limerick on Friday, closing a week in which the family confirmed her death in hospital.
- Scarlett died on April 13 after three weeks on life support following a violent assault on the R494 near Birdhill in Co Tipperary on March 21.
- A 16-year-old girl and a woman in her 40s have been charged in connection with the assault, and detectives at Nenagh Garda Station continue to seek information.
- Relatives shared tributes and pleas for prayers on social media, noting Scarlett leaves a young daughter, as the family faces a second loss in quick succession.