Wits student dies after falling from Clifton Heights Building.
- Frederik Herholdt
- May 12, 2018
- 1 min read
"This is the latest student death in recent months with several students being killed and committing suicide since the beginning of the academic year." - EWN.
On Thursday night, a second-year engineering student fell from the Clifton Heights building just after 9pm.
A Wits University spokesperson, Shirona Patel, commented:
“The university was alerted on Thursday night about a student who passed away following a fall from a building in Braamfontein. The student’s next of kin were informed immediately. The university has been providing counselling to the family as well as to fellow students.”
"This is the latest student death in recent months with several students being killed and committing suicide since the beginning of the academic year." - EWN.
It is said that Patel has encouraged students to make use of counselling services that the university provides to avoid extreme stress.
“The university knows that it’s a trying time in the run-up to exams, but we’re appealing in earnest to students to make use of the available services, counselling and wellness. The services are all strictly confidential.”
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Posted 12 May 2018 | Frederik Herholdt.
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