Gas leak ruled out as Garda technical experts probe deaths

Inspections at an older people’s flats complex where a couple were found dead yesterday have ruled out a gas leak as the cause of the tragedy.

Bord Gáis engineers were called to Drumalee Court near North Circular Road in Dublin following the grim discovery but established that while the complex is serviced by natural gas, the supply had not been used at the flat for several years.

Engineers also examined adjoining properties but found no evidence of gas leaks. Investigations led by the Garda Technical Bureau were continuing last night into the possibility that the couple died of carbon monoxide poisoning from an alternate heating source or cooking appliance.