Body of homeless amputee addict found at golf club

The body of a homeless double leg amputee has been recovered from the grounds of a golf club.

The death of James Sherlock, 24, who lost both of his legs to due complications with his heroin addiction, yesterday sparked a call by his solicitor for policies on addicts accessing services to be urgently reviewed.

Mr Sherlock was on bail awaiting sentence before Ennis Circuit Court for setting fire to the Lakes Nursing Home in Killaloe in Aug 2010.