Death pact is respected

A young couple died within days of each other and their last wish was to be buried together was granted. Mr Neil Duke and his Belgian girlfriend, Ms Feltra Heyrman, lived together in Cork city for a number of years and had one child, who is in foster care.Mr Duke (21), from Glasson, Athlone, Co Westmeath, died in a road accident in Patrick Street, Cork, on July 21st. He fell under the wheels of a caravan which was being towed by a French tourist. He died almost instantly, an inquest in Cork was told yesterday. His girlfriend Ms Heyrman (27) died of a drugs overdose nine days later.