South Cork coroner ordered to hear inquest into maternal death at CUH 

Family of Geraldine Yankeu, who died 11 days after giving birth in August 2021, had sought directions from Attorney General after legal challenge involving Cork City Coroner

In August last year, the Irish Examiner was told by the Cork City Coroner’s office that the deaths of both Ms Yankeu and her daughter Mary 'were treated as natural and no inquest was required'.

The Attorney General has directed that the coroner for South Cork hear the inquest into the maternal death of a Cameroonian woman, after a legal challenge in the High Court.

The legal team representing the family of 31-year-old Geraldine Yankeu wrote to the AG in September to seek directions after a High Court hearing which heard  the Cork City Coroner, Philip Comyn, will not now hear her inquest following a legal challenge by the family.