Delay in discovering student's body 'deeply regrettable', coroner says
Mason Pendrous lay dead in his room for up to a month. A coroner has been unable to determine whether his death could have been prevented.
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Mason Pendrous lay dead in his room for up to a month. A coroner has been unable to determine whether his death could have been prevented.
A final Coroner's report has been released into the death of a Canterbury University student who was found weeks later in his dorm room. And while the cau
Two years after a student lay dead for up to four weeks in his room, the accommodation provider is pulling out of Christchurch.
Mr Holland had last spoken with his stepson in July and put the lack of contact down to a busy student lifestyle until he discovered Mason’s phone had been disconnected. He contacted friends of Mason who alerted campus security. Mr Holland said Sonoda Hall marketed pastoral care as one of its services but neither the university or Campus Living Villages was able to tell him when any of its staff last saw or spoke to Mason. Minister of Education Chris Hipkins called for the university to conduct an investigation, which they did, and the minister said legislative change would be intro...
Victoria University hall of residence sexual assault reports prompt meeting between association & police 4 May, 2021 06:20 AM 2 minutes to read Victoria University of Wellington. Photo / 123rf RNZ Victoria University of Wellington, the students association and police will meet with students after allegations of sexual assault at the Te Puni Village hall of residence. It comes after an investigation was launched over the assault at the hall of residence. Read More Students at the university, who wished to remain anonymous, said concerns were raised because a number of students felt unsafe afte...