Tragic and 'gifted' young man slipped through cracks of mental health system - inquest

The body of a young man who ‘slipped through the cracks’ of the mental health system was found decomposed in his flat, an inquest has heard.

Neil McCabe (28) of Fairview Avenue Lower, Dublin 3 was found in his ground floor bedsit on July 1 2015. The young man was described as a gifted musician, a talented artist and a beautiful person by his heartbroken family.

He loved to play the guitar and write poetry his mother, Helena McCabe said. He was first treated with medication for ADHD aged seven, Dublin Coroner's Court heard.