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Jessica Lindsay Muay Thai death prompts WA coroner’s warning over culture of combat sport – ABC News
WA’s coroner says training in combat sport should be better regulated and calls for a culture overhaul after Jessica Lindsay collapsed and died while preparing for an amateur Muay Thai fight.
Western Australia’s coroner has recommended the state’s Combat Sports Commission be given more powers to regulate training after the death of an 18-year-old woman as she prepared for a Muay Thai fight.
Key points:
- Jessica Lindsay died after undergoing an extreme ‘weight cutting’ program
- Coroner Sarah Linton said cultural change was required within the sport
- Ms Linton has recommended greater powers for the governing body
Jessica Lindsay died in hospital in Nov…
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