Death of student may be linked to faulty gas cooker

GARDAÍ investigating the death of a young student in Co Cork believe he may have been overcome by gas from a faulty new cooker.

The 21-year-old Cork Institute of Technology student was discovered dead by his girlfriend at his rented flat at Sleaveen East, Macroom, on November 8 last.

She noticed a smell of gas, and gardaí who were called to the scene sealed off the flat for a number of days while they carried out detailed technical examinations.