Matthew Grimes (19) from Clontarf died as a result of a workplace accident in Dublin Port at around 3.30pm on May 15, 2021.
Matthew Grimes
The DPP is to examine if any criminal prosecution should arise out of the death of a teenager who was killed while working in Dublin Port three years ago, an inquest has heard.
Matthew Grimes (19) from Clontarf died as a result of a workplace accident in Dublin Port at around 3.30pm on May 15, 2021.
The fatal incident took place on the premises of Doyle Shipping Group on Alexander Road in Dublin Port.
A senior inspector with the Health and Safety Authority, Tim Dowling told a sitting of Dublin District Coroner’s Court on Tuesday that its investigation into the circumstances of Mr Grimes’ death had been completed and that a file on the case had been forwarded to the DPP last week.
Mr Dowling applied for a six-month adjournment of the inquest under Section 25 (1) of the Coroners Act on the basis that criminal proceedings were being considered.
The HSA inspector said he would inform both the coroner and Mr Grimes’ family as soon as any decision was taken by the DPP.
Heartbreaking tributes paid to Matthew Grimes (19) who died while working at Dublin Port
The coroner, Clare Keane, granted the application and adjourned the inquest for further mention to March 4, 2025.
A solicitor for the deceased’s family, Joan O’Donoghue, consented to the adjournment and the proposed date of the next hearing.
At a previous sitting of the inquest, the deceased’s mother, Rachel Ryan, gave evidence of being alerted to an accident involving her son while she was working in a salon.
Ms Ryan told the coroner that she was informed that emergency crews were on the way to assist her son as he was “too weak to move.”
The inquest heard how paramedics worked on the injured teenager for over an hour in an attempt to resuscitate him.
The results of a post-mortem showed that Mr Grimes died as a result of multiple traumatic crush injuries.
