A mother, father and son who were killed in a "violent incident" at their home in Ireland have been named and pictured for the first time.

Mark and Louise O'Connor, in their 50s, and their son Evan, who was in his 20s and had special needs, sustained fatal injuries in the suspected stabbing incident that happened in their country stone cottage in a rural area between the three small Co Louth villages of Stonestown, Louth Village and Tallanstown. A male in his 30s, known to the family, is suspected of killing them by fatally stabbing them. He has been arrested.

Emergency services rushed to the scene this morning but the three victims were all pronounced dead. Just before 6pm on Monday, a private ambulance arrived at the home. Gardai said the remains of the deceased had been removed from

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