IMAGE SOURCE,GETTY IMAGES Image caption , A section of the collapsed balcony in 2015 Five Irish students and one Irish-American friend were killed in the collapse, while seven others suffered a range of serious injuries . In 2015 the families of those killed reached a confidential settlement with the companies involved in the building's construction. Aoife Beary was left with a traumatic brain injury, broken arms, hands, pelvis and jaw, as well as lacerations to her liver, kidneys and spleen, a collapsed lung and broken ribs. She later underwent open heart surgery . In 2016, she testified before the California state legislature during a hearing on legislation to force building contractors to be more transparent about past legal claims against them. During emotional testimony , she told legislators how she had lost much of her independence after the accident and that her c...
Can gaming 'addiction' lead to depression or aggression in young people? Here's what the evidence says: A Victorian coroner has cited problematic gaming behaviour as the driver of a mood disorder which contributed to the 2019 death of regional school boy Oliver Cronin. The findings from Coroner Paresa Spanos's investigation were released on Wednesday. Spanos wrote in the report : In the 12 months preceding his death, Oliver appears to have become obsessed or addicted to video gaming. He became irrational and aggressive at times. His parents tried to restrict his access to the gaming devices in an attempt to temper this behaviour, but this led to an escalation in Oliver's behaviour escalating to verbal and physical abuse against his parents and extreme temper tantrums. In the weeks preceding his death, Oliver was also involved in physical altercations with other students, which resulted in two short suspensions from school. So what ca...
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