Elderly man 'suffered traumatic brain and spinal cord injuries' in fatal attack at Cork hospital

The inquest heard that a man stands charged with the murder of Matthew Healy

Matthew Healy was a retired farmer and widower from Berrings, in Co. Cork, who died following the shocking incident at the Mercy University Hospital in Cork city on January 22 last.

An elderly patient who was fatally assaulted in a Cork city hospital suffered traumatic brain and spinal cord injuries linked to blunt force trauma, an inquest has heard.

The horrific details emerged during the opening of the inquest into the death of Matthew Healy, 89, a retired farmer and widower from Berrings, in Co. Cork, who died following the shocking incident at the Mercy University Hospital (MUH) in Cork city on January 22 last.