More serious charges may be brought forward in the case of a father-of-three who died following an alleged assault on New Year’s Day in Ballaghaderreen.
Jordan Newin (39), from Kent in England, died at Beaumont Hospital in Dublin on January 3rd of this year following the alleged incident in the town in the early hours of January 1st.
The opening of the inquest into Newin’s death at Dublin District Coroner’s Court recently was told he died of “complications of blunt force trauma to the head”.
Newin’s mother Diane attended the inquest via Zoom and confirmed she had identified her son’s body on January 3rd in Beaumont Hospital’s ICU.
Detective Inspector John Costello told the court that a person had been charged with assault causing serious harm, under section 4 of the Non-Fatal Offences Against the Person Act in relation to Newin’s death.
Det Insp Costello said the file had been sent to the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) but more “serious charges” were anticipated and he sought a six-month adjournment from the coroner, Dr Cróna Gallagher.
The adjournment was granted, with the case set for mention again on February 25th, 2027.
