Blocked flue caused couple to be poisoned

AN elderly couple died of carbon monoxide poisoning in their home after a gas flue was blocked over, an inquest heard yesterday.

Thomas and Treasa MacGabhann, who were 82 and 81 years old, were rushed to St Vincent’s Hospital after they were found in their home at Annaville Park in Dublin’s Dundrum on September 24, 2003.

Dr John Ryan, a consultant in the accident and emergency ward, told the Dublin City Coroner’s Court that a high level of carbon monoxide had been found in their blood.