Worn clasp on helmet linked to son’s death

A MOTHER whose son died after his motorbike helmet failed and fell off during an accident called yesterday for better guarantees from helmet makers.

James Cassin, 19, from Wilderness Grove in Clonmel, Co Tipperary, suffered huge head injuries after his Suzuki 125 motorbike was struck side-on by a car on the Jackson’s Cross roundabout outside Clonmel a little after 9pm on October 12, 2006.

Cork Coroner’s Court was told that the impact forced open a clasp on the helmet strap, which locks under the chin.