An inquest into the death of a Polish man in 2014 has heard that he took his own life after receiving a call from gardaí about a bench warrant for a man with the same name.
Slawomir Sawicki, 46, of Kiltipper Gate, Tallaght in Dublin was pronounced dead on 26 October 2014.
Dublin Coroner's Court heard he had received a call from gardaí which transpired to have nothing to do with him. Gardaí were seeking a man with the same name and a different date of birth.
The matter was in connection with a bench warrant to appear in court. Gardaí were met with a language barrier upon calling Mr Sawicki and he did not understand what the call was about, the inquest heard.
Garda Fearghal Foran of Rathcoole Garda Station said the matter could have been cleared up in minutes. The inquest heard another garda had looked to speak to Mr Sawicki but there were language difficulties at his house.
"It could not be explained on the phone why he needed to speak to him. I'm sure it would have been cleared up within minutes at the station," Garda Foran said.
Mr Sawicki's wife Iwona Sawicki said her husband was a Catholic who always believed in truth. He had many Polish friends in Dublin and never spoke about harming himself.
Mr Sawicki's body was found in the trailer of an articulated truck in a garage area of Toner Transport, Greenogue Industrial Estate on 26 October 2014.
He was last seen alive entering the industrial estate on CCTV the previous day in a green car at 8.35am. He used his laptop to log onto an online banking account shortly before 9am.
The cause of death was self inflicted and Coroner Dr Brian Farrell returned a verdict of death by suicide.
