The cause of death of an Offaly farmer who married the day before he died, could not be determined because of embalming of the body, a pathologist told an inquest on Friday. A marriage certificate was handed into the court but Mr Tansey indicated that it could be contested in the High Court. There were tense exchanges between Mr Tansey and the coroner, plus the legal representative of Ms Flaherty, Stephen Byrne, BL. Dr d’Aldhemar told Mr Tansey that when combined those three drugs could cause respiratory depression but it would depend on the levels and concentration. Ms Flaherty, a special needs assistant in a school, said she had three children but none of them were Joe’s.
