Former jockey Paddy Donaghy dies after alleged brother assault

Former jockey Paddy Donaghy has died in hospital at the age of 39, six days after an alleged assault by his brother at a house in Northern Ireland. The death has prompted a police investigation into the circumstances surrounding the incident. Donaghy died on Sunday, September 13, following an incident at a property in the Stratheden Heights area of Newtownards on Monday, September 7. The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) confirmed detectives are investigating the circumstances of his death. His older brother, Joseph Donaghy, 46, appeared before Newtownards Magistrates Court last week. He was charged with causing grievous bodily harm in relation to the incident. The court heard there was a physical altercation between the brothers after they returned from a funeral that day. The victim's legal team described the proceedings as a "one-punch case." A defence lawyer told the court, "I have been asked by the defendant to say he is absolutely grief-stricken by what has unravelled." The case was adjourned until September 23. The PSNI has declined to provide additional details on the nature of the incident or how the former jockey was hospitalised.