The inquest into the death of an elderly woman who died in a nursing home has found that suffocation by smothering with a pillow was the cause of death, in line with “circumstantial evidence”, even though there were no “identifiable” asphyxial signs on her body.

STANDING with his arms around his brother and sister, a man charged with killing his elderly mother earlier this week looked on as the 83-year-old was laid to rest in her native town.

A man has been charged with the manslaughter of his mother at a nursing home in Co Waterford.

A MAN was last night remanded on bail after being charged with killing his elderly mother, who was found dead in her nursing home bed on Monday.

A 46-YEAR-OLD man was last night granted bail after being charged with killing his elderly mother, who was found dead in her nursing home bed early on Monday.