Man found seriously injured in shed on his farm at Castletownkinneigh near Enniskeane on Friday afternoon
The fatally injured farmer was discovered by a vet who called to the farm. File photograph: The Irish TimesGardaí are to prepare a file for the Coroner’s Court following the death of an elderly farmer in a farm accident involving a bull in west Cork over the weekend.
The man, who has been named locally as Joseph Shorten , was found seriously injured in a shed on his farm at Castletownkinneigh near Enniskeane shortly before 4pm on Friday afternoon. Mr Shorten had been working on his own in the shed and it’s believed that he suffered serious crush injuries when pushed against a gate by a bull when he went to open the gate.
He was discovered by a vet who called to attend to the bull and the emergency services were called but Mr Shorten was pronounced dead by a doctor and his body was removed from the scene.
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