Child’s fireplace death inquest adjourned

An inquest into the death of a child in a freak fireplace accident has been adjourned for three months, pending instructions from the DPP.

Gardaí yesterday told Myra Cullinane, the Cork City coroner, they hope to have instructions within weeks from the DPP about whether criminal charges will issue in relation to the Fionn Dawson case.

Fionn, 5, died at the family home in Coolgreen, Whites Cross, Co Cork, in April 2013.