Inquest delayed by Garda probe into children’s deaths

A joint inquest into the tragic deaths of two young brothers in a house fire in Cork last year has been adjourned pending the completion of Garda investigations.

The inquests into the deaths of Calvin Ellard Punch, 4, and his brother Cian, 2, were opened at Cork City Coroner’s Court yesterday where evidence of identification and cause of death was heard.

Firefighters rescued the boys, and their critically ill mother, Stacey, from their smoke-filled house at 106 Elm Park, in Wilton, Cork, just after 4am on the Sunday of the October bank holiday last year.