Man found in station died of drug overdose

A YOUNG father died days before Christmas, and was found slumped against a train station wall, killed by a cocktail of rohypnol, drink and heroin, an inquest heard yesterday.

Colin Burke, aged 24, with an address at 1 Barrack Lane, Macroom, Co Cork, was found alive by Irish Rail staff lying in a cubicle in the public toilet of Cork’s Kent Station at about 9.40pm on December 21, 2005.

A man accompanying Mr Burke had left the toilets just moments before, Cork Coroner’s Court was told. Irish Rail staff managed to rouse Mr Burke and accompanied him outside, where they left him to sleep off what they thought was a drunken stupor.