Mother of young drowning victim claims delay in holding inquest is 'torture'

Nina Mahon expressed dismay at hearing the HSA inform coroner Aisling Gannon that it needed more time to continue its investigation into the circumstances of her son's death

Nina Mahon was speaking at a sitting of a coroner’s court after hearing of further delays in holding an inquest into the death of her son, Oliver Forde. File picture

The mother of a young boy who suffered fatal injuries in a hotel swimming pool last summer broke down at a sitting of a coroner’s court, after hearing of further delays in holding an inquest into her son’s death.

Six-year-old Oliver Forde of Innismore, Crumlin in Dublin died at Children’s Health Ireland (CHI) at Crumlin on May 31, 2022 — two days after he had got into difficulty while playing in the swimming pool at the Tullamore Court Hotel in Tullamore, Co Offaly.