Autopsy results due on man who died after assault

A grandfather who was left in a critical condition after a serious assault in Cork City at the weekend died in hospital yesterday.

Gardaí said the results of an autopsy on the body of Pat Deasy, 57, which is due to take place at Cork University Hospital (CUH) today, will determine the course of their investigation.

Mr Deasy, from McGrath Park, off Church Rd in Blackrock, died in CUH at lunchtime yesterday, with family members at his bedside, after his life-support machine was switched off.