Christopher Byrne: His family have “endured nine years of grief, silence and unanswered questions”
A family claims their nine-year quest for answers about their father’s death in an ambulance fire has been met with “silence”, “evasion” and “institutional indifference”.
“Something went catastrophically wrong, and no one has taken responsibility,” the family of Christopher Byrne said.
They expressed grief, anger and frustration when speaking to The Irish Times following another adjournment of an inquest into Mr Byrne’s death.
A widower and father of five from Suncroft, near Naas, Mr Byrne (79) died, and two paramedics were injured, when an ambulance in which he was a patient burst into flames shortly after arriving outside the emerge
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