Family face wait for answers after death of student Hamish Howitt on night out in Somerset The 20-year-old was allegedly involved in a street fight on the night of his death Updated Hamish Howitt died following a night out in Frome in July 2016 The heartbroken family of a student found dead after a night out in Frome face a further wait in their search for an inquest verdict. Hamish Howitt, 20, was allegedly involved in a street fight where he was ‘rugby tackled’ to the ground the night before he died. After the fight, his pals helped the Plymouth University student into bed at digs in Frome, Somerset, but found him dead in the early hours of July 1, 2016.