Glen Burke received suspended sentence for drug possession

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Glen Burke received a two-year suspended sentence for possession of MDMA and cocaine at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court. He pleaded guilty to possessing the drugs, which had a combined value of under €100, at his Swords home on 30 September 2020. The proceedings were reported on 6 September 2023.

At Dublin District Coroner’s Court, coroner Aisling Gannon returned a verdict of death by misadventure in the case of Ailbhe Smith. Ms Smith, 26, died on 1 October 2020 after taking cocaine and ecstasy for the first time; she suffered a fatal brain bleed.

Pathologist Kathleen Han Suyin said toxicology showed high doses of cocaine and ecstasy, which can increase heart rate and blood pressure and cause bleeding in the brain.