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The mother of a young boy who was brutally murdered by his uncle in Limerick in 2019 has described the relief she feels at finally being able to talk about her “angel .
On November 3rd 2019, Brooklyn Colbert (11) was stabbed to death by Patrick Dillon (28), of Dalgaish Park, Moyross, Limerick. When Dillon handed himself in afterwards, he told gardaí he had been hearing a voice in his head, telling him to kill his nephew. However, medical assessments found no evidence of him suffering from psychosis at the time and he eventually admitted what he did and was handed the mandatory life sentence for murder earlier this year.
Mother Finally Free To Speak Out After Young Boy s Brutal Murder
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A court order preventing the media from identifying a murderer and his 11-year-old victim has been lifted.
In 2019, Patrick Dillon, of Dalgaish Park, Moyross, Limerick, stabbed his nephew Brooklyn Colbert to death.
The 28-year-old was jailed in February, but he couldn t be identified at the time because of Section 252 of the Children Act.
Changes to the law took effect last week and with the order now lifted, Brooklyn s mother, Sonia Aylmer is now free to publicly talk about her son.
Sonia was part of the campaign to have Section 252 amended so today is a special day for her.