The family of a Manchester Met student who took his own life just before Christmas says he was failed by the uni before his death.
Harrison De George’s death in December, after he didn’t show up to his teaching placement one day, came as a “massive shock” to his family.
But now his sister Izzy has launched a campaign backed by Keir Starmer, and is fighting for unis to change their mental health policies and keep track of placement students.
Harrison, from Chandler’s Ford in Hampshire, was training to become a maths teacher at Manchester Met but was found unconscious by a flatmate on 7th December.
Protesters gather for the third consecutive day of vigils at Parliament Square
Protesters come out for a third day against a police bill that could critically limit our right to protest
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Following the Clapham Common vigil for Sarah Everard on Saturday and Sunday’s protest against police violence and the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill, thousands gathered again last night to pay their respects to Sarah’s vigil and protest in the streets of London.
Sisters Uncut advertised the vigil on their Instagram on Monday morning, saying: “We gather to grieve Sarah and all women whose lives have been lost to male violence – including state violence at the hands of the police and prisons.”