Sinead O’Connor confirmed this information on Twitter and paid tribute to her “beautiful” son Shane.
“My beautiful son, Nevi’im Nesta Ali Shane O’Connor, the light of my life, decided today to end his earthly struggle and is now with God “- she wrote O’Connor. “My child. I love you so much. Please be at peace,” she added.
Also on Twitter, Sinead later dedicated a song to Shane Bob Marley, describing his son as “blue-eyed child” and “the light of my life”.