The devastated mum of three siblings killed in their own home has remembered her 'beautiful angels'. Twins Christy and Chelsea Cawley, eight, and their older sister Lisa Cash, 18, were found dead at their home home earlier this month, with their older brother Andy Cash, 24, in custody charged with their murder.
Margaret Cash McDonagh, 40, observed the 'ninth-day' tradition - which sees family members of those who die returning to the burial site at Bohernabreena cemetery in Dublin and praying, reports the Mirror.
She said: "My three beautiful angels. Mommy loves and misses yous. Forever my babies, always in my broken heart." After the incident on Sunday, September 3, the 14-year-old brother of the three killed was able to escape through the window of the home to gain the attention of emergency services and received treatment in hospital.
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The deaths of the three siblings shocked the local community and Garda Commissioner Drew Harris said it was one of the "worst incidents" of his four decades in policing.
He said: "I’ve spoken to some of the guards who initially responded. It has to be said it was one of the worst incidents that I’ve heard of or come across in my service." In the aftermath of the killings, it was reported Lisa had died trying to save her twin siblings.
The funeral for the two eight-year-old twins and their older sister took place on September 9 after they were killed in the tragic incident at their home in Ireland. A funeral mass was held at St Aidan's Church in Brookfield, Tallaght, where the three siblings were taken on horse-drawn carriage for burial at Bohernabreena Cemetery.
Speaking of the tragic incident, St Aidan’s Parish Priest, Bill O’Shaughnessy said: “We really are a small community, a parish that’s reeling from the shock of such a desperate incident here that is, in many respects, felt a very grievous blow. It is amazing the amount of people from around the country, and actually indeed from other countries, who have sent heartfelt messages and prayers.”
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