Bee sting 'cannot be ruled out' in 40-year-old Kerry woman's death

Asthma sufferer and beekeeper was found to have died of natural causes, most likely asthma

The autopsy had found no external evidence of bee sting but "tiny" pinpoint or pinprick marks were noted in the right shoulder and right femur area, the coroner said.  File picture: Darragh Kane

A bee sting "cannot be ruled out" as the cause of death of a 40-year-old asthma sufferer and beekeeper, the coroner’s court in Killarney, Co Kerry,  was told.

Alexandra Underdown of Cummeenboy, Kenmare, was found to have died of natural causes, most likely asthma, at her home at Cummeenboy.