Sinead O'Connor's 17-year-old son who was reported missing has been found dead: 'My blue-eye baby. You will always be my light.'

• Sinead O'Connor paid tribute to her 17-year-old son on Twitter after he was found dead on Friday.

• Shane O'Connor went missing on Thursday and was last seen in Dublin on Friday, police said.

• "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," O'Connor tweeted Friday.

Sinead O'Connor said her 17-year-old son who's been missing for a few days has been found dead.

"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," the 55-year-old Irish singer tweeted Friday evening.

"May he rest in peace and may no one follow his example. My baby. I love you so much. Please be at peace," the tweet continued.

The manner of death is not apparent. O'Connor's representatives confirmed the death in a statement to Insider.

The teen, Shane O'Connor, went missing on Thursday. He was last seen in Dublin on Friday, police said, according to a report from The Guardian.

On Thursday, O'Connor tweeted that Shane was previously under suicide watch at Tallaght Hospital after two failed attempts a week prior, and accused the hospital of neglect. The hospital declined to comment.

During her son's absence, O'Connor tweeted out messages asking him to reach out to her and let her know he was okay.

"Shane, your life is precious," O'Connor tweeted on Thursday. "God didn't chisel that beautiful smile on your beautiful face for nothing. My world would collapse without you. You are my heart. Please don't stop it from beating. Please don't harm yourself. Go to the Gardai and let's get you to hospital."

The police confirmed Shane's death just hours after O'Connor's tweets, saying that the search for him has come to an end.

A body was found "in the Bray area of Wicklow" on January 7, and "a missing person appeal in respect of Shane O'Connor, 17 years, has been stood down," a police spokesperson told the Irish Mirror.

In a statement to Insider, O'Connor's representatives asked that "utmost respect and compassion be observed at this most difficult time for Sinead and family."

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