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Gardaí are investigating after a boy was found dead at a house in Co Donegal on Monday night.
The nine-year-old was found unresponsive in a house in the St Johnston area on Monday night and was then pronounced dead at the scene a short time later.
The boy’s remains were removed to Letterkenny University Hospital where a postmortem will be carried out.
The child’s identity has not been released by gardaí.
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A Garda spokesperson said the results of the postmortem would determine the course of any further investigation.