Verdict of accidental death at inquest of man who choked on Mars Bar
A Luas passenger who choked on a Mars Bar and later died had a ‘heart of gold’ according to his family. David O’Reilly (49) of Kingscourt, Co Cavan stepped off the Luas at Abbey Street and collapsed on October 29 2015.
“He had a heart of gold. He was so kind. He had very little but he would give you anything,” the man’s sister Frances Buchanan said after an inquest into his death. Her brother had trained as a chef at the age of 15, she said. The family of seven siblings lost both parents when they were very young and this had a traumatic effect on her younger brother, Ms Buchanan said.
