Sun-Herald criticised by Press Council for distressing family in report about student’s death

A Sun-Herald article about a young woman’s death at a residential college has been condemned by the press watchdog, after it published family details the day before her birthday, exacerbating the distress caused.

‘The deadly hidden disorder inside our university colleges’ was published on July 9 last year, and featured a photograph of the deceased woman, Rebecca Gallagher, and her mother.

The article was published on the eve of the complainant’s daughter’s birthday