Another sad case.
A 61-year-old man who may have lain dead in his flat in Castletownbere in West Cork for almost six months was described as a “magical father and a treasured brother” at a service in the Island Crematorium in Ringaskiddy on Friday.
A file is to prepared for the Coroner’s Court following the discovery of the body of English-born screenwriter Mark Watters who was found dead in the hallway of his flat at the Courtyard complex in Castletownbere on May 8th last.
Maintenance staff had called to check on the flat.
A postmortem was subsequently carried out. However, there was no suggestion of foul play.
Investigating gardaí found an unopened Christmas card with a December 18th date stamp, suggesting the father of three possibly died sometime around the middle of that month.
Neighbours said that he was a private man who “kept himself to himself.” He had opted to become reclusive, with some locals believing he had left the area as he had not been seen for some time. ...
The live stream concluded with a recording of “Into the Mystic” by Van Morrison. Samudra also sang a song he had written about his father at the service.
Mr Watters is survived by his son Samudra, daughter Grace and his three sisters. He was predeceased by his child Tiger, and his parents Maura and Gerald.
He is also missed by his nephew Joseph, brothers-in-law, aunt and uncle and Nilmini the mother of his children.
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