CUH apologise to family of man, 58, who died after exact cause of chest pain went undetected

Cork University Hospital has apologised to the family of a 58-year old man who died over two days after his admission with severe chest pain.

Dr John O'Mahony SC told the High Court it was their case if Cork farmer Philip Leahy's exact heart condition had been picked up on,he could have been operated on and would have had an 80 per cent chance of survival.