Man left his dead friend in West Cork apartment and went home to bed, inquest hears

Man told inquest in Clonakilty Court his friend 'keeled over' and after attempted CPR and unanswered calls to other people, he then went home, drank 'half a naggin of rum', took two valium and went to bed

The inquest into the death of Charles (Val) McCarthy, 74, from St Mary’s Lane, Dunmanway, Co Cork, was held at Clonakilty Court in West Cork. Picture: Dan Linehan

A man who watched his friend keel over and die in the early hours of the morning left him where he lay and went home to bed, an inquest has heard.

The inquest into the death of Charles (Val) McCarthy, 74, from St Mary’s Lane, Dunmanway, Co Cork was held at Clonakilty Court in West Cork.