Open verdict returned as cause of Cork student’s death unknown

The distraught parents of a healthy 20-year-old student who died suddenly in a hospital emergency department (ED) still do not know why their daughter died following an inquest.

Unfortunately for Mary and Carlos Dasco, the death of Denisse Kyle Dasco, who had “no significant medical history”, falls within the 5% of cases where there is “no absolute diagnosis”.

Despite in-depth analysis of tissue from the deceased by multiple experts at home and abroad, assistant state pathologist Margot Bolster said the cause of death was “unascertained”.