Berserk man ‘made ‘guttural’ noises before dying on plane

Passengers have described the horrifying events on a plane that saw a man go berserk and start climbing over passengers, screaming and make guttural noises before dying on board.

The 24-year-old Brazilian, named last night as John Kennedy Santos Gurjao, died on a Sunday afternoon flight from Lisbon to Dublin, which was diverted to Cork after the captain declared a medical emergency.

Last night, a number of packages were recovered from the man’s body during an autopsy. They have been sent for forensic analysis and a determination on the cause of death will not be made until after the results are available.