Court hears Cork City Coroner's inquest into Waterford baby's death was done 'professionally'

The court heard that the Waterford couple have made a general averment that the inquest jury was placed under time pressure

The couple claims Cork City Coroner Philip Comyn (pictured) did not properly charge the jury before retiring and the verdict was affected, or probably affected, by the pressure of time in which to reach a verdict. File picture: Dan Linehan

The inquest into the death of a Co. Waterford couple’s baby was conducted “professionally and fairly”, the High Court has heard.

Counsel for the Cork City Coroner said his client takes a “facilitative” approach to overseeing inquests and the couple could have raised any concerns they had about the process at the time of the hearing.