The lonely death of Jamie Weldon

Jamie Weldon from Butlerstown in Co
Waterford would have been 57 on the day his body was found,
August 19th 2023. Instead, he had lain alone in his
apartment for about three weeks after taking his own life. 


The grief of their brother’s lonely death was compounded for his
family by the knowledge that, after being found, he had
spent almost a week in Dublin City
Morgue before his family were
notified despite evidence of his identity in his home
in the Iveagh Gardens sheltered housing facility. 


 Jamie’s body had to be formally
identified through matching his DNA with a sample provided
by one of his brothers and his remains were in the morgue
for 27 days in total before they were released to
his family. 


His inquest concluded last week with a verdict of suicide, but
the Weldon family still
have questions. Jamie’s sister Fiona Weldon
is the guest on this week’s Deirdre O’Shaughnessy
Podcast. 


Inquest to take place of Waterford man who lay in morgue
for almost a month 


Family of Waterford man whose remains were kept in morgue
for 27 days complain to Gsoc 


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