New medical evidence has emerged as part of a Garda investigation into the death of a 10-week-old baby girl in Longford almost eight years ago.
Baby Doriana Kluska died as result of a head injury at Children's Health Ireland Temple Street in Dublin on June 4, 2017.
The little girl had been found with serious injuries at her home at Ahgnagore, Cloondara, Co Longford before she was transferred by ambulance to hospital.
Detective Inspector Paddy McGirl told a sitting of Dublin District Coroner’s Court last week that new medical evidence had “come to light” as part of the investigation into the circumstances of the baby’s death.
Det Insp McGirl said a file was being prepared to submit to the DPP as a result of the new development.
“The file is very near being complete and it will be submitted for review,” he told the coroner, Cróna Gallagher.
Det Insp McGirl confirmed that no charges have been brought to date in relation to the investigation.
He applied for a six-month adjournment of the inquest under Section 25 (1) of the Coroners Act on the basis that criminal proceedings in the case are being considered.
Dr Gallagher granted the application and adjourned the case for further mention to July 28.
A previous sitting of the inquest in 2023 had heard that a report from an external expert from overseas would determine the future course of the investigation.
The expert had been contacted by investigating gardaí after “anomalies” had been discovered in the file on the case.
At the opening of the inquest in July 2017, the coroner informed the hearing that baby Doriana had died as a result of a bleed to the brain.
A post-mortem conducted by the chief State pathologist, Linda Mulligan, showed the little girl had suffered an acute subdural haemorrhage.
The baby’s body was formally identified to gardaí by her mother, Donata Pleszynska, in the hospital at Temple Street.
Doriana is survived by her parents, Donata and Lukasz, brothers and sister.
In May 2018, a man in his early 30s and a female in her early 20s were arrested in relation to the baby’s death.
However, they were later released without charge after being questioned at Longford Garda Station for 24 hours.
