Inquest says man died of blunt force trauma

A 64-year-old father of three who was attacked while out walking his dogs near his Dublin home died of blunt force trauma, an inquest has heard.

Conservationist Michael McCoy, of Ballinascorney Upper, Brittas, was found dead at Blackhill Forest in the Dublin Mountains on September 30.

He was formally identified using DNA, Dublin Coroner’s Court heard.