Ryan Quinn telephoned his father for help minutes before being struck by a train A 14-year-old boy trapped on a railway line in front of an oncoming train, made a frantic mobile phone call to his father moments before he was killed.
Ryan Quinn died when his knuckle became jammed in a cattle grid and he was struck by the Coleraine to Portrush train in January 2009.
An inquest was told by his father, Ivan, the boy was chased onto the line after being attacked at a Portrush bar.
He said his son became hysterical, begging him to come quickly.
The coroner heard that Ryan Quinn was three times over the legal limit for alcohol when he was killed.
A pathologist’s report said he had bruising to his left hand consistent with being stuck in a cattle grid.
A train driver said he had seen a figure running away from the lines minutes before the boy was struck.
The coroner found that Ryan had died from multiple injuries after being hit by a train.
He expressed concern about the amount of alcohol in his system and said he believed there were people who knew what happened that night who had not come forward.
Outside the court, police said they were still investigating the death and treating it as murder.
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