A father of an infant daughter who was attacked on the street shortly after he left his home in Cork city earlier this year died of a stab wound to the body, an inquest has heard.
An inquest into the death of Oleksandr Zhyvytskyi was briefly opened in Cork this morning.
Mr Zhyvytskyi, 31, left the apartment he shared with his wife and daughter in Camden Court, Carroll’s Quay, in Cork city at 7.30pm on 16 March.
When he returned to the apartment shortly afterwards he was visibly injured. His wife raised the alarm.
Paramedics rushed to the scene. However, they were unable to resuscitate him and he died in his home.
Cork Coroner’s Court heard that Viktoriya Saranchuk formally identified the body of her husband at the morgue in Cork University Hospital following his death.
She was accompanied to hospital by garda liaison officer Eric Stafford.
State Pathologist Dr Sally Anne Collis carried out the post-mortem examination on the deceased on 17 March.
Coroner Philip Comyn read out the results of the post-mortem examination.
He said that Mr Zhyvtskyi suffered a stab wound to the trunk. He died as a result of the injury.
The inquest was opened to facilitate the issuing of a death certificate.
Sergeant Fergus Twomey said that a comprehensive garda investigation followed the death of Mr Zhyvtskyi.
A file was sent to the Director of Public Prosecution.
A 42-year-old man subsequently appeared in court charged with the murder of Mr Zhyvtskyi.
Sgt Twomey applied for an adjournment in the case as the man has been returned for trial at the Central Criminal Court.
Mr Comyn told the widow of the deceased that the matter would come before the Coroner’s Court again following the completion of the trial. This will take “some time.”
The case was adjourned on an indefinite basis.