Teen threatened over €400 drug debt took his own life

A teenager who took his own life in a park had received text messages threatening him and his family over a drug debt, an inquest has heard.

Leaving Certificate student Joseph Connaughton-Kavanagh, aged 17, was found in Markievicz Park near his home at Cremona Rd, Ballyfermot, Dublin, on the morning of January 6 last year.

Dublin Coroner’s Court heard that in the preceding days he had received threatening texts over a €400 debt related to cannabis.