Northern Ireland

15-year-old boy dies suddenly in Dungannon

Police have attended the sudden death of a 15-year-old boy in Co Tyrone.
Police have attended the sudden death of a 15-year-old boy in Co Tyrone. Police have attended the sudden death of a 15-year-old boy in Co Tyrone.

POLICE have attended the sudden death of a 15-year-old boy in Co Tyrone.

The death, in the Foxborough area of Dungannon, comes just days after the body of another teenager from the town, Matthew McCallan, also 15, was found in the Fintona area on Monday.

He went missing in the early hours of Sunday after attending a country music event in the village.

A spokesman for the PSNI said: "Police attended the sudden death of a 15-year-old boy in the Foxborough area of Dungannon.

"Enquiries are ongoing."

Local Aontú councillor Denise Mullen said the latest death has "put a real blanket of sorrow over the community".