olivia perks was described as _ today's inquest. olivia perks was described as a _ today's inquest. inquest. olivia perks was described as a vivacious and - today's inquest. olivia perks was i described as a vivacious and bubbly person, who always wanted to join the army which is what she did in may 2018, but injuly the army which is what she did in may 2018, but in july 2018 the army which is what she did in may 2018, but injuly 2018 and again in fabbro 2019, there were a couple of incidents which are called into question her mental health. eventually, five days later, she took a knife in her accommodation at sandhurst. —— she took her life. today the verdict of suicide was recorded. there was a lot of criticism for the army saying they missed opportunities and risk assessments were not followed and perhaps if 0livia was assessed more properly she might not have been left alone in order to take her life. 0livia's parents were in the inquest, they were both crying today, and afterwards at the family solicitor gave the reaction. the maternal family _ solicitor gave the reaction. the

olivia perks took her own life at the elite training college in berkshire in february 2019. ndentjonathan beale. it�*s supposed to be one of the world�*s most prestigious military academies. but the grand facade of sandhurst had a culture of heavy drinking and prohibited relationships between instructors and their cadets. it only came to light after the tragic death of a 21—year—old cadet, olivia perks. today, a coroner ruled it was suicide and could�*ve been avoided. her mother vindicated that her daughter had been let down by the army. she may well have been with us now if the right support, the right... ..netting had been put in place, really. safeguarding. she wasn�*t... i don�*t feel that she was safeguarded adequately. the welfare support wasn�*t in place for her when she needed it, when she was clearly demonstrating behaviours that were of concern. i think boxing's been a great sport. i've always watched it before. this is how many remember liv, vivacious and bubbly. she loved sport and won an award for the most courageous boxer. but she was also anxious and stressed.

an inquest finds the army missed opportunities to prevent the suicide of the officer cadet olivia perks in 2019. well if you were with us on wednesday you will have seen the amazing report by our correspondent pallab ghosh about the use of electronic implants in the brain of paralysed man which enabled him to walk again. well it might sound like it's the stuff of science fiction films, but electronic brain implants took a step closer today. an experimental company — called neuralink — founded by elon musk says it has won clearance from us regulators to carry out its first clinical study on a human. it's working on brain implants to treat conditions such as paralysis and blindness, and to help some disabled people communicate with computers. eventually, the company says it wants to surpass able bodied human performance with its technology. well, speaking to me now is nita farahany, professor of philosophy at duke law university and an expert on the ethical, legal and social implications of emerging technology. welcome to the programme what do you make of all of this? i welcome to the pro

you are right, olivia perks was described as vivacious, bubbly person who always wanted to join the armyncidents which according to question her mental health. eventually, five days later, she took her own life in her accommodation at sandhurst, that prestigious academy. today, the coroner recorded a verdict of suicide and ready a lot of criticism for the army, saying they missed opportunities and that risk assessments were not followed and perhaps if olivia was assessed more properly she might not have been left alone in order to be able to take her life. olivia's parents were in the inquest, and afterwards the family solicitor gave the reaction. the maternal famil of gave the reaction. the maternal family of olivia _ gave the reaction. the maternal family of olivia welcomed - gave the reaction. the maternal family of olivia welcomed the i family of olivia welcomed the findings of the coroner's inquest into her tragic and unnecessary death. the last four years have been the hardest and most difficult journey we could have embarked on. to lose our wonderful, vivacious and captivating gir