Concern at delay in report on woman’s death

THE chairman of the HSE South Forum has expressed concern about the length of time it is taking to complete an investigation into the death of a 74-year-old woman at a community hospital in Co Cork.

Hannah Comber, a patient at Heatherside Hospital, near Buttevant, suffocated after becoming entangled in straps binding her to a chair.

Regional forum chairman Councillor Liam O’Doherty pledged to raise the matter at the next meeting of members from the southern counties.