Massachusetts
Boxing between trainees suspended after death
Fewer than 10 days after a Massachusetts State Police recruit died from injuries he suffered during a training exercise in a boxing ring at an academy in New Braintree, the agency has suspended full-contact boxing between trainees, authorities said
The recruit’s family said he was missing teeth, had suffered a broken neck and a brain injury, and his body was covered in bruises when he was taken to a Worcester hospital, where he was put onto life support, according to NBC Boston and Telemundo Nu... [3639 chars]