A much-loved Polish grandfather had been visiting family in Buncrana last year when he tragically fell down the stairs and died, an inquest has heard.
Franciszek Szulik died of a “non-survivable brain injury” at Letterkenny Hospital on May 11, 2024, the day after the awful accident at his daughter’s home at Marian Park, Buncrana.
The Coroner’s Court heard how Mr Szulik (63) had arrived with his wife from Poland for their granddaughter’s First Holy Communion in Buncrana, when tragedy struck.
Coroner Dr Denis McCauley ruled the sudden death as “an accident, a terrible accident”. He said alcohol was not a factor in the tragedy.
After he was pronounced brain stem…