Irish man dies in Mumbai after discovery by hotel staff

Police treating Brendan Devenney’s death as ‘accidental’ pending postmortem results

Map of Sahar Village, Mumbai, where a young Irish man was found unconscious in a hotel. The man has since died. Photograph: Google Maps
Map of Sahar Village, Mumbai, where a young Irish man was found unconscious in a hotel. The man has since died. Photograph: Google Maps

A young Irish man believed to be from Mullingar has died after he was found unconscious in a hotel in Mumbai, India.

Brendan Devenney had been found unconscious by hotel staff in Mumbai, according to the Times of India.

Mr Devenney was brought to hospital, where he was declared dead.

Local police are awaiting the results of a postmortem but are treating the death as “accidental”, according to the paper.

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The Department of Foreign Affairs said it was aware of the case and providing consular assistance to Mr Devenney’s family.

A spokesman for the Department said it was working with officials both in Ireland and in the Irish Embassy in New Delhi on the case.

Sorcha Pollak

Sorcha Pollak

Sorcha Pollak is an Irish Times reporter specialising in immigration issues and cohost of the In the News podcast