The 61-year-old man was found entangled in a step-ladder placed on concrete blocks in a bid to secure the front door. The garden of his home was extremely overgrown and the glazing was missing from the windows, Dublin Coroner’s Court heard. “I didn’t go in because of the conditions, I didn’t think it was safe,” Mr Mullen told Dublin Coroner’s Court. “His right leg was trapped between the step ladder and the banister. Mr Cunnane collected a pension up until the end of September.

Source: The Irish Times June 07, 2019 11:15 UTC