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Autopsies on the young mother and her two young children found dead in the family home will be completed on Friday.
The tragic Seema Banu, 37, her daughter Asfira Riza, 11, and her son Faizan Syed, 6, were discovered at the home in Llewellyn Court, Ballinteer, South Dublin at lunchtime on Wednesday.
Detectives believe all three were strangled, but autopsies will confirm the cause of death later Friday. Their bodies were there for several days, the sources said.
Dr. Heidi Okkers, assistant state pathologist, was carrying out the grim task with the three family members Thursday.
Garda investigations into the alleged triple murder continue as neighbors on a quiet residential street realize the gruesome details surrounding the deaths.
Little Faizan and his sister Asfira Riza will be “greatly missed,” his school said in a moving tribute to the children.
Faizan was in first class and Asfira was in sixth class at Ballinteer Educate Together national school.
Principal Orlaith Curran said, “This is a terrible tragedy for your family, our school, and our community.
“We are deeply saddened by these devastating events.
“Our condolences and thoughts go out to the children’s family and friends.
“They will both be missed by everyone who knew them.”
Curran said offers of support had been “pouring in.”
Psychologists have met with staff prior to the students’ return next week after the Halloween midterm break.
Around 11:30 a.m. On Wednesday, Gardai from the Armed Support Unit discovered Seema upstairs in a bedroom with a ligature around her neck. His children were found dead in another room.
All three showed signs of strangulation, the sources said.
The taps had been left running in a bathroom to flood the house. There was damage to the floor and water was seeping through a door. The alarm was raised by neighbors who had not seen them in days.
Seema’s husband and the children’s father, Sameer Syed, 36, was not at home when Gardai made the grim discovery. It was later located.
Educate Together’s national office said it was “shocked and saddened” by the “terrible tragedy.”
He added: “Words fail to express the shock and deep sadness that many feel when thinking about the children and families affected.
“Our thoughts are with the family, friends and classmates of the bereaved.”
Neighbors of Llewellyn Court raised the alarm after the family, originally from India, was not seen for several days.
India’s ambassador to Ireland Sandeep Kumar laid flowers at the site on Thursday.
He told reporters that he has been in contact with Seema’s family in India.
Kumar said: “The way they were discovered is shocking.
“We are in contact with the Garda to offer any kind of support.
“The Garda gave us the numbers for Seema Banu’s brother and Seema Banu’s mother last night.
“We called them on the phone about this incident and put them in contact with the Garda.”
He added: “We have offered Seema Banu’s family the full support of the embassy and we will continue to be in contact with them.
“Like any other family, it has been tragic for them, we fully identify with them and offer them our deepest and deepest condolences and may their gentle souls rest in peace.”
On Wednesday night, gardai contacted husband Sameer, who is in Ireland on a work visa.
Both Seema and Sameer had settled in Ireland for some time.
Blackrock Garda Station Superintendent Paul Reidy gave a brief press conference near the home on Wednesday.
He said: “The scene has been preserved. We are treating the deaths as unexplained at this time.
“The results of the autopsies will determine the course of our investigation.”
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