University of Bristol failed to make allowances for student with severe anxiety, court told
Parents of Natasha Abrahart, who killed herself a day before she was to take part in a presentation, are suing the institution
The University of Bristol failed to make “reasonable” allowances for a student with severe social anxiety and fear of public presentations that contributed to her depression and subsequent suicide, a county court has been told.
The allegation came on the first day of a case against the university brought by the parents of Natasha Abrahart, a 20-year-old physics undergraduate who was found dead at her flat in 2018, a day before she was to take part in a presentation to staff and students.
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