Sinead O'Connor has hit out at the Irish government over her teenage son's death, saying he was able to leave the hospital despite being on suicide watch.
The singer's 17-year-old son, Shane, was found dead in Dublin on Friday, January 7, one day after he went missing, the police confirmed.
In a series of tweets, O'Connor said the teen was under suicide watch at Tallaght Hospital in Dublin when he went missing.
She also criticized Ireland's family-services agency, Tusla, as well as the national health authority, the Health Service Executive (HSE).
"Tusla and HSE to release dishonest a**-covering statement in response to international questioning. A load of lies, refusals to accept responsibility. Couched as always in the omnipotent and false concern they claim to have for the privacy of the children who die on their watch," the singer wrote on Twitter.
"I'm going to take private time now to grieve my son. When I am ready I will be telling exactly how the Irish State in the ignorant, evil, self-serving, lying forms of Tusla and the HSE enabled and facilitated his death," she wrote in another tweet.
O'Connor previously said that her son was hospitalized following a number of incidents of serious self-harm. In one tweet, she wrote that he had apparently already planned his own funeral.
In another tweet, O'Connor said she had formally identified the 17-year-old's remains. "May God forgive the Irish State for I never will," she added.
Following the tragic news of Shane's death, the 'Nothing Compares 2 U' singer paid tribute to her son - who she shares with her former partner, fellow singer Donal Lunny - on Twitter.
In the tweet, she wrote: "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. My baby. I love you so much. Please be at peace."
Shane, who disappeared on Thursday, was one of four of Sinead's children. He is survived by his siblings Jake Reynolds, Roisin Waters, and Yeshua Francis Neil Bonadio.
Sinead also posted a Bob Marley song, 'Ride Natty Ride', in honor of her late son, describing him as her "blue-eye baby" and the "light of my life".
She wrote: "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."
If you or someone you know is in crisis, please reach out for help and contact the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 800-273-8255, text HOME to 741741, or visit SpeakingOfSuicide.com/resources.