Gardaí continue to investigate into the death of a 10-year-old who was struck by a van in Co Clare earlier this year, an inquest has heard, with a file yet to be sent to the Director of Public Prosecutions.
Dylan Coady Coleman, late of Shannon, Co Clare, was a pedestrian in the collision involving a van on February 25th.
Dylan – a fourth class pupil at St Tolas National School in Shannon – died from catastrophic head injuries “in keeping with” a road traffic collision three days later, the opening of his inquest at Dublin District Coroner’s Court heard on Tuesday. He died at Children’s Health Ireland Temple Street the day after his mother gave birth to his younger brother.
Inspector Anthony Collins asked coroner Aisling Gannon for a six-month adjournment of the case given that criminal proceedings are being considered. The adjournment was granted.
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In a deposition, Dylan’s father Garry Coleman – who was present in court along with Dylan’s mother Laura Coady – said that he identified his son’s body to gardaí at Temple Street on February 28th.
He said that when hospital staff informed his family that there was no more that could be done to help Dylan, they made the decision to donate the young boy’s organs.
In another inquest before the court on Tuesday, the cause of death in the case of a Canadian tourist who suffered a fatal assault on O’Connell Street this summer was recorded as catastrophic head injuries “arising from a trauma”.
Neno Dolmajian Nerses (41), from Montreal, Quebec, was spending a few days in Dublin as part of a wider solo trip abroad when he was subjected to the assault on June 23rd.
Inspector Ken Hoare, attached to Store Street Garda station, told the court that a file on the case was with the DPP, and that two people were previously charged and before the criminal courts in relation to the incident.
Maral Dolmajian, a sister of the deceased, joined the opening of the inquest by video link. In her deposition to the court, she said that she had her parents travelled to Dublin from Montreal on hearing of Mr Dolmajian’s assault. They visited him every day in the Mater hospital until his death on July 2nd.
In a separate case, the court heard on Tuesday that criminal proceedings are being considered following the death of a cyclist in Dublin city centre in May.
Peter Murphy (62), late of Windmill Park, Crumlin, was cycling on Dame Street when he was struck by a car on May 18th. He died at St James’s Hospital after suffering catastrophic head injuries, the opening of his inquest heard.
Inspector Anthony Collins said that the Garda file being prepared for the DPP was “quite extensive”. The case was adjourned for six months following an application.
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