Music Shane O'Connor, son of singer Sinéad O'Connor, dies at 17 after going missing He had been missing since Thursday in Newbridge, Ireland. By Tyler Aquilina Tyler Aquilina Tyler Aquilina is a former digital writer at Entertainment Weekly. He left EW in 2022. EW's editorial guidelines Published on January 8, 2022 11:06AM EST Sinéad O'Connor's son Shane O'Connor has died at the age of 17 after he was reported missing in Newbridge, Ireland. The singer announced the news on Twitter Friday, writing, "My beautiful son, Nevi'im Nesta Ali Shane O'Connor, the very light of my life, decided to end his earthly struggle today and is now with God. May he rest in peace and may no one follow his example." Sinéad O'Connor. Laura Hynd The Irish national police, known as the Gardaí, also confirmed the news to The Guardian, stating that the search for Shane had ended. "Following the recovery of a body in the Bray area of Wicklow on Friday 7 January 2022, a missing person appeal in respect of Shane O'Connor, 17 years, has been stood down," a spokesperson said. According to Sinéad O'Connor, Shane had been on suicide watch at Dublin's Tallaght Hosptial before he disappeared. He had been missing since Thursday, and police had issued a request for help locating the boy. His mother also tweeted several heartfelt appeals to Shane, asking him to go to the police. Sinéad O'Connor. Andrew Chin/Getty On Friday, after Shane's death, O'Connor posted another tribute on Twitter, sharing a link to Bob Marley's song "Ride Natty Ride" and writing, "This is for my Shaney. The light of my life. The lamp of my soul. My blue-eye baby. You will always be my light. We will always be together. No boundary can separate us." Related content: Stars we've lost in 2021 Sinead O'Connor is just being herself Sinéad O'Connor says she's entering rehab for 'trauma and addiction'