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Little boy who died in lift incident to be buried in Galway city tomorrow
Galway Bay fm newsroom – A little boy who died following an incident in a lift in a building in Galway city earlier this week will be buried in the city tomorrow.
Solomon Soremekun will be laid to rest following a prayer service.
The 3 year old died after he became trapped in the lift shaft at Hynes Building on Monday afternoon.
The toddler was with his mother and three sisters at the social protection offices in the building at around 3p.m. on Monday when the incident occurred.
The family had moved from Dublin to Galway just after Christmas.
The facility in Hynes Building on Augustine Street was closed afterwards for a time for Gardai and HSA officials to carry out an examination, and to establish how the boy came to be trapped in the lift shaft
The lift entrances have been sealed and locked as part of the investigation into the incident which Gardai described as a tragic accident
City solicitor Gerard O’Donnell, who represented the husband of Savita Halappanavar following her death at UHG, is representing Soloman’s mother.