South Armagh schoolboy laid to rest

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Friday, 17 February 2017 12:56

The funeral of a County Armagh schoolboy who died from a suspected heart attack took place this morning at St Michael's Church Clady.

John Joe Toner from Clady died in the Royal Victoria Hospital on Tuesday night.

The 11 year old,who's understood to have had a heart condition since birth, took ill last Thursday at Saint Malachy's Primary School.

Vigils have been held for him in Clady, Ballymoyer and Whitecross.

His family issued a statement thanking the medical teams at Daisy Hill and at the RVH that tried to save him.

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