Mother of two died of stab wound to thorax, Cork Coroner's Court hears
Paula Canty. The 31-year-old mother of two who died suffered haemorrhage and shock after she sustained a stab wound to the thorax, an inquest has heard.
A 31-year-old mother of two who died suffered haemorrhage and shock after she sustained a stab wound to the thorax, an inquest has heard.
Cork Coroner’s Court briefly opened the inquest in to the death of Paula Canty who was a native of Kinsale in the county.
Ms Canty was found dead on January 3, 2025 at her home in Bridewell Lane, Mallow, Co Cork. She died just three days before her 32nd birthday.
Joseph Butler, aged 42, of the Belfry in Mallow was subsequently charged with her murder contrary to common law.
Evidence of the cause of death was given at Mallow courthouse by Dr Margaret Bolster. She carried out a postmortem on the deceased on January 4 last in the morgue in Cork city.
Dr Bolster indicated that the death occurred arising out of a stabbing incident.
Inspector Paul Aherne told Coroner for County Cork, Frank O’Connell, that Ms Canty was pronounced dead by a doctor at a property in Mallow.
He indicated that a man has been sent forward for trial at the Central Criminal Court having been charged in connection with the death of Ms Canty.
Inspector Aherne applied for an adjournment of the inquest following the serving of the book of evidence on the accused. Mr O’Connell said that following the commencement of legal proceedings he planned to adjourn the inquest for an indefinite period.
Meanwhile, Paula Canty is survived by her mother Sinead, her daughters Alyisha and Aoibhe and her five siblings Darragh, Donna, Latoya, David and Rianna.
Mourners at her funeral in St John the Baptist Church in Kinsale, Co Cork on January 11 last heard that Paula was creative with a “kind heart” and had a “soft, pleasant nature”.
In her death notice, mourners were asked to donate to Street Angels, a homeless outreach group in Cork, and to drug and alcohol treatment centre Coolmine, in lieu of flowers. Her mother Sinead also raised thousands of euro for Street Angels following an online appeal.
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