Paul Curran, brother of double murderer David, died of stab wound to chest - inquest hears

A 23 year old man attacked in Dolphin’s Barn in Dublin last July died due to a stab wound to the chest, an inquest has heard. Paul Curran of Cashel Avenue, Crumlin, Dublin 12 died at St James’s Hospital on July 16 2016.

An inquest into the young man’s death opened at Dublin Coroner’s Court where the cause of death was read into evidence.

The man’s mother, Elizabeth Curran gave evidence of how she heard of her son’s stabbing at Seagull House in Dolphin’s Barn on Saturday July 16 2016. She formally identified her son’s body to Garda Michael Cregan in a private room at St James’s Hospital, the court heard.