Injury triggered fatal blood clot

A MAN who ruptured his achilles tendon during a game died after it triggered a chain of tragic events.

Cork Coroner’s Court heard yesterday that Simon Price, 42, from Walsh’s Place, Leitrim Street in Cork, suffered the initial injury to his left achilles tendon while playing My Black Cat, an old style children’s game which involves hopping on one leg, with a friend.

Mr Price was overweight and city coroner Dr Myra Cullinane said the increased pressure on his leg during the game was probably responsible for the tendon injury.