'Vulnerable' Kerry man died in Garda van on way to Limerick

Jury returns verdict of misadventure at the inquest into the death of Shane Burke, 43, from Tralee who was found unresponsive in the Garda van in February 2022

The late Shane Burke.  

A verdict of misadventure was returned by the jury into the death of a "vulnerable" man who died while in transit in a Garda van.

Shane Burke, from Tralee, Co Kerry, was found unresponsive in a holding cell in the rear of a Garda van, after an hour’s journey from Newcastle West to Henry Street Garda Station, Limerick City, via Rathkeale, on February 23, 2022.