Man pecked to death by a chicken in his home

Deceased found in pool of blood after attack from aggressive bird

- DANNY DE VAAL

A MAN died after he was attacked by an aggressive Brahma chicken in his own home, an inquest heard. 

Cancer survivor Jasper Kraus, of Killahornia, Creagh, Ballinasloe, Co Galway, suffered puncture wounds to his left leg that caused massive bleeding.

His daughter Virginia Guinan said on the day of his death – April 28, 2022 – she dropped groceries to his house at around 12pm.

During her evidence, she added she went inside but said her dad, who was originally from the Netherlands, was fast asleep.

She said she didn’t want to wake him because his dog had recently died and he had been upset.

Virginia was later contacted by Corey O’Keeffe, who was living in her dad’s house at the time, who told her about what had happened.

She rushed to the property and when she arrived saw blood all over the floor and witnessed paramedics performing CPR on Mr Kraus.

Virginia said at the time of the chicken attack, her dad was on a lot of medication and had been suffering from ill