A 36-year-old man who was assaulted after he went out for the night in Dungarvan, Co Waterford on St Patrick's Day in 2018 died in hospital six days later from injuries he sustained after he was punched in the face leading him to fall backwards on to the street, an inquest has heard.
Cork Coroner's Court heard that a man in his twenties who had been arrested and pleaded guilty to the manslaughter of Richard O'Leary, of Cois Tra in Dungarvan, Co Waterford on March 18, 2018 subsequently accidentally drowned before he was sentenced in relation to the incident.
A narrative verdict was recorded at the inquest into the death of Mr O'Leary who had travelled back to Waterford from Gosport in the UK for a visit with family when tragedy struck.
