Head injuries from fall in hospital toilet led to man’s death

A MAN died hours after fracturing his skull in a fall in a hospital toilet, an inquest heard yesterday.

Cork Coroner’s Court was told that although not fatal, the significant head injuries suffered in the fall at Cork University Hospital brought about Mr Dominique Olande’s death “at that time”. City coroner Dr Myra Cullinane recorded a verdict of accidental death.

The inquest heard how Mr Olande, originally from France but who lived in Oakwood Lodge, Midleton, suffered from severe alcoholic cirrhosis of the liver.