Berrings community in shock after fatal attack on retired farmer in Mercy Hospital

Mr Healy was pronounced dead at the scene.

An 89-year-old widower who was killed following a violent attack by a fellow patient at a Cork hospital has been named locally as Matthew Healy, a farmer from Berrings in Co Cork.

The attack on Mr Healy occurred in a general ward at Mercy University Hospital (MUH) shortly after 5am today. It is understood the pensioner was assaulted with a Zimmer frame. Staff intervened in a bid to end the assault. The Garda Armed Support Unit also attended the scene and assisted in the arrest of a male patient.