Family appeal police ombudsman's decision on probe into Waterford man's morgue delay

Jamie Weldon's six siblings also had concerns that a complaint made about missing items was not followed up

The body of Jamie Weldon, who was originally from Butlerstown in Waterford, was found in his Iveagh Trust apartment on Upper Kevin Street in Dublin on August 19, 2023 — on his 57th birthday.

The family of a Waterford man who lay in a Dublin morgue for almost a month has appealed a decision by the police ombudsman to reject a complaint about the garda handling of an investigation into his death.

The body of Jamie Weldon, who was originally from Butlerstown in Waterford, was found in his Iveagh Trust apartment on Upper Kevin Street in Dublin on August 19, 2023 — on his 57th birthday. His last contact with people had been on July 28, 2023.