Man choked eating pig head

A man who choked while eating a pig’s head for dinner had been looking forward to the meal for a number of days, an inquest has heard.

Patrick Joseph O’Brien, 76, of Glenarusk, Fermoy, Co Cork, suffered a “cafe coronary” while eating his evening meal at home on Oct 14, 2011.

His son Padraig O’Brien told Cork Coroner’s Court that his father had been very excited about the meal.