Farmer, 68, injured in violent land row suffered heart attack

PRELIMINARY results from a postmortem examination on the 65-year-old Co Cork farmer, who died after an alleged violent fracas, indicate that he suffered a heart attack.

The dead man was named as John Twomey last night. Gardaí are still investigating the circumstances leading up to Mr Twomey’s death. It is understood he had been involved in a long-running dispute with a neighbour over land.

On Tuesday, after 3.30pm, gardaí were alerted to the incident at the Twomey farm at Mount Rivers, Rylane, near Coachford, amid reports that an assault involving three men had allegedly taken place.