Ireland Case No. 21554Death (cause undetermined, horse-related incident) · Co. Galway · 6 Apr 2023
Woman killed in horse incident in Glenamaddy, Galway
A woman was killed in an incident involving a horse in Glenamaddy, north-east Galway, on Thursday 6 April 2023. Gardaí attended the scene and the incident was referred to the Health and Safety Authority.
- Reported8 Apr
2 reports - Arrested
- Charged
- In court
- Verdict
- Sentenced
reportedhappened, not reportedlatest stagenot yet
Key facts
consolidated from all reports14 statements extracted from the articles
- whatA woman was killed in an incident involving a horse (galwaydaily.com)
- whatA woman lost her life in a horse riding accident in Galway. (galwaybeo.ie)
- whatThe woman suffered fatal injuries and was pronounced dead at the scene. (galwaybeo.ie)
- whereThe incident took place in Glenamaddy, north-east Galway (galwaydaily.com)
- whereThe victim was from Williamstown, Co Galway. (galwaybeo.ie)
- whereThe incident took place at Glenamaddy Equestrian Centre. (galwaybeo.ie)
- whenThe incident occurred on Thursday evening, 6 April 2023. (galwaybeo.ie)
- investigationEmergency services were called to the scene (galwaydaily.com)
- investigationGardaí attended the scene of the incident (galwaydaily.com)
- investigationThe incident was referred to the Health and Safety Authority (galwaydaily.com)
- investigationThe matter was referred to the Health and Safety Authority. (galwaybeo.ie)
- investigationA post-mortem was being carried out at Galway University Hospital. (galwaybeo.ie)
- otherThe victim was originally from East Sussex in England. (galwaybeo.ie)
- otherThe victim is survived by her husband Kieran, daughter Beth, parents Clive and Tracy, sister Andrea, and stepchildren Conor, Jack and Millie. (galwaybeo.ie)
The reporting
newest first- 9 Apr2023Woman killed in serious Galway horse riding incident named as tributes pour in
Names the victim as Heather Hewitt, from Williamstown, Co Galway, originally from East Sussex, England. Identifies the location as Glenamaddy Equestrian Centre. Confirms referral to the HSA and post-mortem at Galway University Hospital. Tributes from the Association of Irish Riding Clubs and the Burren Riding Club.
victim, Heather Hewitt, female, non-irish (judged from name)Heather Hewitt - 8 Apr2023Woman killed in incident in Glenamaddy - Galway Daily
Initial report of a woman's death in a horse-related incident in Glenamaddy; no name, age or cause of death given; referred to the Health and Safety Authority.
victim, female