Virus cause of holiday death, jury told

A DREAM holiday in Thailand turned to tragedy after a 23-year-old collapsed and hit his head when a mystery virus caused him to suffer a heart attack, an inquest was told yesterday.

As Keith Christopher Grey lay unconscious on a beach on the idyllic island ofPhi Phi, blood collected in the cavity of his skull, killing him.

Dublin County Coroner’s Court heard the victim had a family history that high blood pressure could have resulted in him being susceptible to the virus, which could spread as commonly as a cold.