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Tragedy of suicide mum who took daughter’s life THE
Donegal mother who strangled her young daughter before hanging herself
was given keys to a new home last week.
Caitriona Innes, 26, and her seven-year-old daughter Caitlin were looking
forward to a new beginning in a newly-built housing estate in Letterkenny.
It emerged that four of Caitriona’s uncles died in tragic circumstances
two within a two-week period recently one of them a suicide.
It is believed that little Caitlin was smothered by her mother before
Caitriona hanged herself from the stairs at some time over the last three
days.
Her employer, William McNutt, described how happy Caitriona was when she
completed her work shift last Friday and was on her way to collect the
keys.
Single mum Caitriona and Caitlin were due to move to the newly-built
council estate of Cashel Park in Letterkenny just a couple of miles from
where she was currently living in Whitethorn Close.
William McNutt — owner of Baird McNutt in Downings where Caitriona
Innes worked as a secretary since last August said: “Caitriona was
popular and well-liked by all the staff. When she left here on Friday
she appeared to be really happy going to collect the keys of her new house
and we are all devastated and totally shocked at the news we received.”
The Health Service Executive confirmed the family were not in receipt
of any social services and were not on their ‘at risk’ register.
The HSE has since offered counselling services to second-class pupil
Caitlin’s devastated classmates in Scoil Mhuire in the town the
deaths come shortly after Caitlin made her First Holy Communion.
Shortly after Easter Caitriona’s uncle Timmy Heraty, a soldier based
in Finner Camp, died suddenly from a heart condition, while tragically
two weeks later, his older brother John took his own life in England.
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