Sinead O’Connor admitted to hospital a week after teenage son’s death

Singer Sinead O’Connor was admitted to a hospital to receive help, one week after her 17-year-old son was found dead.

The Irish singer was hospitalized after a series of tweets on an unverified Twitter account linked to her official account, CNN reported.

“I’ve decided to follow my son. There is no point living without him,” the “Nothing Compares 2 U” singer wrote. “Everything I touch, I ruin. I only stayed for him. And now he’s gone,” she wrote on an unverified Twitter account linked to her official account.

Sinead O’Connor told fans on Thursday night that she was heading to hospital to receive help after sharing in a series of disturbing Twitter posts that she planned to take her own life, one week after her 17-year-old son was found dead. https://t.co/H2RP7dYDYX
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O’Connor’s 17-year-old son, Shane O’Connor, was found dead in Ireland on Jan. 7 after he had gone missing for several days. The singer initially blamed Tusla, Ireland’s child and family agency, along with the country’s health service executive, but later apologized and said they are “human,” Irish Central reported.

“I’m sorry. I shouldn’t have said that. I am with cops now on way to (the) hospital. I’m sorry I upset everyone,” O’Connor reportedly posted, according to CNN.

>> Singer Sinead O’Connor’s 17-year-old son found dead in Ireland

“I am lost without my kid and I hate myself. Hospital will help a while,” the tweet added. “But I’m going to find Shane. This is just a delay.”

The tweets have since been deleted, USA Today reported.

O’Connor’s representatives declined to comment, CNN reported.

Sinead O’Connor shared her son -- her third of four children -- with musician Donal Lunny, People reported.

Sinead O’Connor became famous for her 1990 cover of Prince’s song, “Nothing Compares 2 U.” The singer grew up in an abusive family in Ireland and has been candid about her own struggles with mental illness, according to The Associated Press.

If you or someone you know is contemplating suicide, reach out to the 24–hour National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 800-273-8255; contact the Crisis Text Line by texting TALK to 741741; or chat with someone online at suicidepreventionlifeline.org.

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