26-year-old’s death ‘shows danger of binge drinking’

THE assistant state pathologist and a coroner have issued a stark warning about the potentially fatal dangers of weekend binge drinking.

Dr Margot Bolster yesterday said that even a weekend of heavy drinking can cause fatty changes to the liver which increases the risk of sudden death.

She was speaking during an inquest into the death of a 26-year-old recluse who died of severe liver disease after drinking up to 12 cans of alcohol every day for four years.