Cork woman killed in car being driven by drunk friend died from brain injury

Sheila Dunne also suffered a cardiac arrest, Cork Coroner's Court told

Sheila Dunne, a special needs assistant, had been in a car driven by her friend Jennifer Thomas, who was sentenced to four years in jail for dangerous driving causing death last month. Picture: Rip.ie

A mother of two killed in an SUV driven by her drunk friend in a Cork suburb died from a brain injury due to lack of oxygen and multi-organ failure following a heart attack.

Sheila Dunne, a special needs assistant (SNA), had been in a car driven by her friend Jennifer Thomas, who was sentenced to four years in jail for dangerous driving causing death last month.