Widow settles High Court case over musician’s death and calls for mental health overhaul

Caroline Kane says her family was let down after her husband died a day after hospital discharge.

Caroline Kane pictured outside the Four Courts holding her a photograph of her deceased husband Gareth Kane. Picture: Collins Court

A woman whose husband died by suicide the day after he was discharged from a mental health unit at St Vincent’s University Hospital in Dublin has called for an overhaul of mental health services.

Caroline Kane’s husband, musician Gareth Kane (39), died on October 9, 2020, during the covid-19 pandemic.