Regulation urged after death of boy, 5, in fireplace collapse

The father of a five-year-old boy who died when a fireplace collapsed on top of him in his home called yesterday for the introduction of regulations governing the installation of such fixtures.

Cormac Dawson backed recommendations for greater guidelines following the inquest into the death of his son Fionn, who suffered fatal head injuries due to blunt force trauma after the accident in his home in Glanmire, Co Cork, on April 30, 2013.

Speaking outside Cork Coroner’s Court, Mr Dawson echoed the inquest jury’s call for greater regulations following a verdict of accidental death. “I think it’s a good recommendation,”he said.