Cork: Hospitals are overcrowded as winter grips Europe. In recent weeks, Ireland has been hit hard by covid and respiratory infections. People have taken to the streets in various parts of Ireland, supported by various opposition political parties, against increasing overcrowding without increasing the number of hospital beds. Meanwhile, Ireland, a small European country populated by Indian community, was shocked by the new developments of a patient beating another elderly patient to death in the ward.
An 89-year-old patient, Matthew Healy, a farmer from Bering, County Cork, early this morning. His wife also died early this month.
A Senior Investigating Officer (SIO) has been appointed and a Garda Family Liaison Officer (FLO) continues to liaise with Mr. Healy's family. A hospital spokesperson said counseling services are being provided to patients and staff injured in the incident. "The incident took place just after 5am and gardaà were alerted immediately," the spokesman added.
The hospital management expressed regret over the incident. The management and staff at Mercy University Hospital, Cork today express their sadness and shock at the tragic and unexpected death of an elderly patient in an incident at the hospital and extend their deepest condolences to the family, relatives and friends.
The man went to the hospital only to lose his life. Don't know what to say. Various people responded. Mercy is a good hospital. But it is a terrible and hopeless tragedy. "The poor man went to the hospital with an illness, no one would have expected such a tragedy to happen," said one
Gardaà in Cork are continuing to investigate all the circumstances surrounding the death of Mr Matthew Healy, who died in the attack shortly after 5:30am. A 30-year-old man who was arrested at the scene under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act 1984 remains in custody at Bridewell Garda Station in Cork. It is learned that he was assaulted by another patient in a ward. He died on the spot.
Assistant State Pathologist Dr Margot Bolster carried out a post mortem at Cork University Hospital this afternoon. Gardaà said they were not releasing details. Hospital staff and patients are believed to have witnessed the attack. The hospital staff were shocked by the incident. The scene at the hospital has been preserved for forensic and technical examination by the Crime Unit's Cork City Divisional Scenes.
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