Man, 19, was ‘optimistic about life’ before sudden heart attack

A COCKTAIL of medication may have affected the heart of a 19-year-old man with schizophrenia and a history of drug abuse who died from a sudden heart attack, an inquest heard yesterday.

Anthony Murphy, from 23 Dunmanus Park, Knocknaheeny, Cork, died on June 16 last year after suffering a heart attack at home.

He was on four different types of medication to treat his schizophrenia.