West Cork father died of massive amphetamine overdose after family day out

The man died after he and his wife had taken their four-year-old daughter on a day out to Fota Wildlife Park

The coroner's court heard that the dose taken would be regarded as lethal and Mr Kurdziel would have died 'within seconds' as a result. File picture

A West Cork father died as a result of taking a massive overdose of amphetamine when he returned from a family day out at a wildlife park an inquest has heard.

West Cork Coroner Frank O’Connell said that Slawomir Kurdziel, 38, of Woodlands, Clonakilty, had taken a lethal dose of the drug and would have died “within seconds” based on the autopsy findings.