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Vlad's family revealed the harrowing details of his death as a warning to others.

Because cabin crew aren't used to passenger fatalities, it can be an especially harrowing experience when a passenger does die on board, Jay says.

“It was harrowing,” she recalls, a feeling that was related to “having to prove yourself” to financiers.

Commenting on her daily attendance at the trial at Dublin's Central Criminal Court, Mrs McAleer said "nothing or no one could have prepared me for the evil and harrowing details".

Deported Ukrainians too face danger and potentially harrowing conditions, as Russian forces continue to launch offensives by land and air, often intentionally targeting civilians.