Death caused by poor balance

A man who refused to see a doctor for balance problems died of septicaemia after he stumbled and struck his head on a mantelpiece.

Nicholas (Nicoli) Manson, from Soldier’s Cottage, Rush Rd, Skerries, Co Dublin was found dead at his home on January 6 ,2015.

The man was living alone, Dublin Coroner’s Court heard. He died of septicaemia with hypothermia as a contributory factor after a wound on his head became infected as he lay comatose on his kitchen floor.