Death of elderly man in 2014 due to hypothermia, inquest hears

AN elderly man who died of hypothermia didn’t use a heater at home because he was afraid of fire, an inquest heard.

Thomas McNamara (86) from Church Lane, Drumcondra, Dublin 9 was found collapsed at his home suffering from profound hypothermia on Dec 20 2014. His temperature had plummeted to 23.9 degrees, Dublin Coroner’s Court heard.

His wife Maire McNamara had been taken into hospital the previous month.