Death of woman confined to wheelchair ‘suspicious’

THE Dublin county coroner has adjourned an inquest into the death of an MS sufferer who was confined to a wheelchair, citing suspicious circumstances.

The woman initially appeared to have hung herself. Dr Kieran Geraghty yesterday requested gardaí at Dundrum Garda Station to further investigate the circumstances surrounding the death of Neelam Chawla, who was discovered dead by her son at their home at 5 Hillview Grove, Ballinteer, Dublin 16, on January 25 last.

Raymond Chawla returned home at 8.55pm on January 25 and discovered that his mother was dead in her wheelchair, Dublin County Coroner’s Court heard.