Boy died after gate swung and hit his head

A seven-year-old boy was fatally injured after his dog jumped against a steel gate which swung round and struck him on the head, an inquest heard.

Christian Flannery was out walking the dogs with his father beside the family home at Killock, Clerihan, Clonmel, Co Tipperary, when the incident happened on May 20 last year.

Dublin Coroner’s Court heard Christian was rushed to hospital and, initially, it looked like he would make a recovery following emergency surgery, but he suffered an aneurysm, leading to his death at Temple Street Children’s Hospital on June 19.