A 22-MONTH-OLD toddler knocked down by a car at a children’s birthday party died of multiple injuries, an inquest has heard. Dylan Murray-Finneran was playing outside his home in the Coillin Bui estate in Moate, Co Westmeath, on September 25th, 2010, when the incident occurred. His injuries were sustained when a car was reversed over him, which was seen by his mother Catriona Murray.
The toddler, a grandnephew of former minister for housing Michael Finneran, was rushed to the Midland Regional Hospital Mullingar before being transferred by helicopter to Temple Street Children’s Hospital in Dublin. He died at Temple Street two days later. A postmortem carried out by Dr Deirdre Devaney gave the cause of death as multiple injuries which were mainly head injuries.
Dylan’s father Seán Finneran gave evidence at yesterday’s inquest of identifying the body. The couple also have a daughter.
Insp Declan Good told the inquest a criminal prosecution had been taken against the party involved in the incident.
Adjourning the case sine die(indefinitely), Dublin city coroner Dr Brian Farrell said: "I am sorry to hear of Dylan's death. No words can adequately sympathise with you."