Garda CPR training a good idea, says mother

The mother of a man who died after being restrained during a drugs raid has welcomed a jury’s recommendation that gardaí receive training in CPR and restraint techniques.

Noreen O’Mahoney was speaking yesterday after a jury at Cork City Coroner’s Court returned a verdict of misadventure in relation to the death of her son, David O’Mahoney, in Cork in 2007.

Her family accepted drugs played a major role in his death but said they still have concerns about how he was restrained.