Man died climbing ten foot gate in search for food in bins, inquest told

A man attempting to scale a ten-foot gate to rummage for food in bins became suspended on a spike and died an inquest heard. 

Botand Bordas, originally from Romania but living in Ireland since 2007 was 49 years old. He was climbing a gate to access a recycling yard used by Jury’s and Lidl when the accident happened at Moore Lane, Dublin City Centre on June 14 2015.

The man had reached the top of the ten foot high gate and was descending the other side when his t-shirt got caught on a spike. He was suspended from the spike and died due to hanging, Dublin Coroner’s Court heard.