Violent career crim ‘died from stab wound to his stomach’
Garda ongoing probe sees inquest adjourned
A MAN who was found with serious injuries in an apartment after having travelled there by taxi died from a stab wound to his stomach.
Kevin Walsh, 35, was pronounced dead at Connolly Hospital Blanchardstown in Dublin at around 6.45pm on January 7.
He had been brought there by ambulance from the apartment in Shackleton Hall, Lucan, Co Dublin.
Gardai had earlier been called to the apartment by paramedics who were treating the victim for serious injuries after arriving around 3am.
At the opening of an inquest into his death at Dublin City Coroner’s Court yesterday, his sister Lisa Mccabe gave evidence of formally identifying his body.
The witness, who had been with Walsh’s partner Lauren Beresford in the hospital, said she had learnt her brother had been admitted to Connolly Hospital earlier and had undergone surgery.
Coroner Crona Gallagher said the postmortem confirmed he had died as a result of haemorrhage and shock from a stab wound to his abdomen.
Inspector Niamh Buckley applied for a six-month adjournment of the inquest on the basis criminal proceedings in relation to the death of Walsh, known as Stretch, were still being considered. Dr Gallagher agreed and adjourned the inquest to February 4, 2025.
She offered her sympathy to Walsh’s relatives who attended the hearing and added: “I’m sure every day has been difficult since this tragic death.”
The deceased was a well-known figure to gardai as he had served several prison sentences after amassing more than 70 criminal convictions.
It included one for manslaughter almost 20 years ago for killing a man in a drunken fight when he was a teenager.
Walsh was sentenced to three-and-a half years in prison with the final two years suspended after pleading guilty to assault causing harm to a taxi driver and hijacking a taxi near his home in 2012.
In 2014, he received a seven-year sentence for possessing a pipe bomb as well as attempting to hijack another taxi.
Walsh had also been convicted of offences including violent assault, possession of an explosive device, robbery, handling stolen property and road traffic offences.
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