Tearful father hears how Ciara drowned at home
College lecturer Gerard Gibbs tried to resuscitate Ciara after he found her lying on the floor of an en-suite bathroom, her pyjamas top wet and the bottoms dry, but her body was cold and she was later pronounced dead at the scene.
The events of Sunday, November 26, 2006, were recalled at the inquest into Ciara’s death yesterday at the courthouse in Kilkenny city, when a jury returned an open verdict that she died as a result of drowning. The verdict was on the recommendation of coroner Rory Hogan who said a person had been found not guilty by reason of insanity at the Central Criminal Court in December.
