Man, 83, choked on piece of meat

An elderly man suffered a “café coronary” after choking on a piece of meat during a meal at a Cork hotel, an inquest heard yesterday.

Cork city coroner, Dr Myra Cullinane, recorded a verdict of misadventure after hearing details of the tragic death of Walter David Burrell last December.

Mr Burrell, 83, from Glounthaune, Co Cork, was joined by his life-long friends, Bobby Ingram and his wife, Sylvia, for a meal at the Silver Springs Moran Hotel in Cork on Dec 7.