Judge orders independent autopsy on man who died in Tipperary after assault

Ivan Volkov, (65), appeared before the court, charged in connection with the fatal assault of Shamil Nabiev, a 69-year-old native of Azerbaijan

Ivan Volkov, a Ukraine national, using crutches, leaving Newcastle West District Court today, Sunday, March 3, after he was charged in connection with a fatal assault at a refugee accommodation centre in Dundrum, Co Tipperary. Pic: David Raleigh

A judge has ordered that an independent autopsy be conducted on a man who died a number of days after he was assaulted at an accommodation centre in Co Tipperary.

Judge Carol Anne Coolican granted an application calling for the independent autopsy, during a special sitting of Newcastle West District Court in Co Limerick.