ANTONIO Mureddu, the man arrested and questioned as part of an investigation into the death of a Covid patient at Letterkenny hospital, has been released without charge.
Mureddu appeared before Letterkenny District Court yesterday where he was charged with two counts of dangerous driving and one of assault.
As he left courtroom number two however the 44-year-old was rearrested. It is understood the arrest relates to an incident at Letterkenny University Hospital when a seriously ill Covid-19 patient was assisted in leaving the hospital on September 14, 2021.
The late Joe McCarron.
The man, 68-year-old Joe McCarron, died a few days later in the hospital after he had been returned there by his family.
A video of the incident shows Antonio Mureddu telling doctors and security officers that he is helping Mr McCarron to leave the hospital.
Doctors were filmed pleading with Mr McCarron not to leave hospital, advising him that he is very ill with Covid.
Gardaí have this morning confirmed that following his arrest yesterday, Antonio Mureddu has been released without charge. A file is to be prepared for the Director of Public Prosecutions.
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