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Limerick schoolboy Brooklyn Colbert, who was murdered by his uncle four years ago, died from massive blood loss after being beaten with a hammer and stabbed more than 20 times, his inquest heard

A schoolboy who was murdered in Limerick four years ago, died from massive blood loss after being beaten with a hammer and stabbed over 20 times by his uncle, his inquest heard today.

A jury at Limerick Coroner’s Court found that Brooklyn Colbert, (11), with an address at Aherlow Close, Caherdavin, died by “unlawful killing”.

‘Late Show’ host and Second City alum will be chair of the group meant to ‘help encourage a new generation.’

The new Second City Artistic Advisory Board, announced Tuesday, also includes Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Jane Lynch and Tim Meadows. The theater currently has no artistic director.

Share this article 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 hi...

  Brooklyn Colbert was the apple of his parents’ eyes. A placid and kind boy, he made an impression on everyone he met. But Sonia Aylmer and Wayne Colbert’s worlds crumbled in November 2019, when the 11-year-old boy was killed by Patrick Dillon, Ms Aylmer’s half-brother. Dillon (28), of Dalgaish Park, Moyross, Limerick, admitted stabbing Brooklyn 27 times and received the mandatory life sentence in February after pleading guilty to murder. Aylmer was there for the sentencing, g...