No sign of assault led to teen’s coma, say gardaí

A TEENAGER in a coma in hospital after being found unconscious by the side of the road, had no obvious marks to his body that would suggest he was the victim of an assault, gardaí said last night.

John Maloney, an 18-year-old Dubliner, was found slumped on a pavement on Sunday and rushed to Tallaght Hospital, where he remains in a serious condition in intensive care.

Gardaí are investigating what happened to the young man before he collapsed in the south Dublin street.