Team to probe death of 65-year-old woman named

DETAILS of the terms of reference and membership of an inquiry into the unexpected death of a 65-year-old woman at a North Cork nursing home have been published by the Health Service Executive (HSE).

Hannah Comber, from Ballylopin, Charleville, died after she slipped inside a secure therapeutic chair, choking on her lap belt, in June this year.

The investigation team will comprise of former HSE South Programme Manager and Deputy CEO, Tom O’Dwyer, South Tipperary Consultant in Old Age Psychiatry, Dr Catriona Crowe, and Laois/Offaly Mental Health Service Director of Nursing, PJ Lawlor.