Inquest hears baby's organs were retained after stillbirth

Parents forced to have two funerals 11 months apart because pathologist held on to a number of their son's organs, inquest told

Paddy and Hilary Murphy, parents of Ódhran Murphy, at the two-day inquest into their son’s death. Picture: Neil Michael

An inquest has heard how a couple was forced to bury their stillborn son in two separate funerals more than 11 months apart.

This was because a State perinatal pathologist, Dr John Gillan, who carried out an autopsy into the December 28, 2021, death of Ódhran Murphy had held onto a number of the baby’s organs.