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Student at UMass Boston dies after fall from campus building

By adamg on Sun, 03/05/2017 - 9:41pm

Mass Media reports a UMass freshman who fell from the third floor of the Campus Center on Feb. 28 died two days later.

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By MostlyHarmless on Mon, 03/06/2017 - 12:32am.

Can we destigmatize mental illness when we can't even openly acknowledge suicide when it happens?

By perruptor on Mon, 03/06/2017 - 6:34am.

From the report, it sounds like he was beaten before he appeared acting strangely in the classroom. His confused state might have led him to accidentally fall. Calling this a suicide is premature.

By mplo on Mon, 03/06/2017 - 8:14am.

Sorry to hear about the student's death. My condolences go to his friends and loved ones, despite my not having known the deceased student personally.

By anon on Mon, 03/06/2017 - 9:00am.

According to the report the poor kid entered a classroom bloodied and beaten mumbled something to the professor and staggered out of the class and not one student came to his aid very strange.

By Snuggles on Mon, 03/06/2017 - 9:11am.

The freshman then headed to the Campus Center and was followed by two of his classmates, who were trying to console him.

By Gummy on Mon, 03/06/2017 - 9:22am.

According to the report, two students followed him out of the classroom offering help.

It sounds like we don't have the full story yet.

How sad for this young man and his friends and family and for anyone who witnessed this tragedy.

By perruptor on Mon, 03/06/2017 - 9:28am.

The freshman then headed to the Campus Center and was followed by two of his classmates, who were trying to console him.

The report does not say how he happened to fall, so we can't say no one was coming to his aid.

By In The Know on Mon, 03/06/2017 - 10:17am.

That guy that went into the water was just a year ago - almost to the day.


http://www.universalhub.com/2016/body-found-car-water-umass-boston

Treated as a "non-homicide," but not treated as an "accident." The suggestion this may also have been a suicide.