Family ‘turned upside down’ by death of beloved 21-month-old with Down Syndrome

The coroner recorded a narrative verdict at the inquest into the death of Nancy Coote Guilfoyle who died on October 1, 2023

Paula Coote holding a photo of her daughter Nancy Coote with Aoife Bromley, Niamh Ní Mhurchú, Callan Tansey Solicitors, and Aileen Coote, Stephanie and Paddy Garrihy, and John and Gillian Coote, at the Coroners Court in Kilmallock. Picture: Brendan Gleeson

The mother of a 21-month-old girl with Down Syndrome said the family’s lives were “turned upside down” by her sudden death after her inquest recorded a narrative verdict.

Nancy Coote Guilfoyle died on October 1, 2023. Her mother Paula said the family, including Nancy’s two sisters, were left with “broken hearts”.