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...