Gardaí are treating the deaths of a father and daughter in Dublin on Saturday night as a case of murder-suicide.
The bodies of the man, 50, and his five-year-old daughter were discovered in their home on Saturday night.
The father and daughter have been named locally as Krzysztof Daczkowski and his daughter Julia Daczkowsa.
Julia was a senior infant at a primary school in Tyrellstown in west Dublin and it is believed she was about to turn six years old.
The father was a bus driver who had worked in Ireland for almost two decades.
The house in Heathfield Terrace in Finglas where the bodies of the father and daughter were found remains sealed off as the forensic examination of the scene continues.
Locals have left flowers, teddy bears, candles and cards outside of the home.
It is believed the child’s mother made the grim discovery when she came home from work on Saturday night.
The man was found dead by the stairs, their daughter in a bedroom.
Gardaí and the emergency services were then called to the scene at around 8pm on Saturday night.
The two bodies were removed around midday yesterday for post-mortem examinations which have since been completed.
The results will determine the course of the investigation but gardaí are treating the case as a murder-suicide.
Detectives believe Daczkowski killed his daughter before taking his own life, and are not looking for anyone else at present.
The family are originally from Poland and gardaí have been contacting relatives and family members abroad.
An incident room has been established at Finglas Garda Station and a Senior Investigating Officer and family liaison officer have been appointed.
All the resources of a murder investigation have been allocated, however at this stage there does not appear to be anyone with a criminal case to answer.
It appears that this will be a fact-finding investigation where gardaí will gather all the information, speak to everyone they can and compile a case for the Coroner.
An inquest will then be held in public and all the facts of what happened will be disclosed.
Community is shattered by what has happened, says councillor
A local councillor said the community is shattered by what has happened.
Fianna Fáil Cllr JK Onwumereh from Fingal County Council said his thoughts and prayers are with the family.
"It's absolutely devastating and a huge shock to residents living in Heathfield," he said.
"It's massively tragic to talk about a father and a daughter passing away in such circumstances that we can't even comprehend.
"We know that investigation is still ongoing, but you know that that leaves everybody still massively confused, not knowing exactly what happened and how it happened, but you can be sure that that incident has shattered the serene, lovely atmosphere here in Heathfield estate.
"The community, they're pulling together, but the devastation is something that's going to take a long time to deal with.
"This is the time to really provide all the support, psychological support that we can as one constituency," added Mr Onwumereh.
Minister for Justice Jim O'Callaghan extended his condolences to the mother of the young girl.
"It's an extremely difficult time for her," he added.
Local priest, Fr Seamus Ahearne, said the family was known by members of the local Polish community who meet in the area every Saturday.
He said a number of children in the local school had told him stories about playing with Julia.
"I just think of the effect on them, and I think of that mother coming in, finding this inside the house," he said.
"It's just beyond our words. It's beyond people's ability to express anything, that this could happen to a child in our community."
The National Educational Psychological Service (NEPS), on behalf of the Department of Education and Youth, has been in contact with the school and will provide support to staff and the school community today.
For anyone affected by this story, the Samaritans provides confidential, non-judgemental emotional support - 24 hours a day - online at www.samaritans.ie or on their helpline: 116 123
