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13/03/2009
Man Dies In Navan Garda Station
An investigation has been launched into the death of a man at Navan Garda Station in Co Meath on Thursday night.
The 52-year-old, who was arrested yesterday for a public order offence, was found lying on the floor of a cell shortly after 10pm.
The man was said to have been in an intoxicated state taken into custody for public order reasons. Late last night, gardaí found that they could not rouse the man from sleep and medical assistance was called.
The man was pronounced dead at the scene. The coroner Dr. John Lacey was consulted and the state Pathologist Dr. Marie Cassidy is expected to conduct a post-mortem later today.
The Garda Ombudsman Commission has launched an investigation into the incident.
(DW)
The 52-year-old, who was arrested yesterday for a public order offence, was found lying on the floor of a cell shortly after 10pm.
The man was said to have been in an intoxicated state taken into custody for public order reasons. Late last night, gardaí found that they could not rouse the man from sleep and medical assistance was called.
The man was pronounced dead at the scene. The coroner Dr. John Lacey was consulted and the state Pathologist Dr. Marie Cassidy is expected to conduct a post-mortem later today.
The Garda Ombudsman Commission has launched an investigation into the incident.
(DW)
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