An elderly Wexford man suffered fatal burn injuries after spilling a pot of boiling water over his chest, an inquest has heard.
A sitting of Dublin District Coroner’s Court heard John Roche (86) died at St James’s Hospital in Dublin on December 29, 2019 two weeks after the incident in the kitchen of his home.
A post-mortem revealed Mr Roche, a father of four from Knocknasillogue, Blackwater, Co Wexford died from bronchial pneumonia which he had contracted as a result of severe scalding to his body.
