Manual strangulation caused Desmond Sullivan's death at home he shared with Desmond Duffy - inquest

The cause of death at autopsy was compression of the neck with heart disease and acute alcohol and diazepam intoxication as contributory factors.

A jury has returned a verdict at an inquest into the death of a 59-year-old man whose partner was acquitted of his killing.

Desmond Sullivan (aged 59) shared a home with Desmond Duffy at Somerville Park in Rathmines, Dublin 6. The pair went to the pub together at 4pm on May 23, 2016, an inquest into Mr Sullivan’s death heard. They returned home again at 9pm.