5 consecutive students at Cambridge University suspected to commit suicide, and the school has launched an investigation

Jimu Journalist Hu Li

Intern Zhao Wenbo

According to the "Guardian" reported on the 11th, in the past four months, five students have died of death, the cause of death or suicide. The school immediately organized review of the series of events.

Cambridge University data chart (picture source "Guardian")

Five deaths occurred together in March, three occurred in May, and together in June. The university said that so far, the coroner has confirmed that one person suicide, and the remaining four have been suspected of suicide.

Data chart (picture source BBC)

Graham Vigo, senior vice president of Cambridge University Education, said that the school quickly established a related incident investigation team and conducted a detailed investigation of the four students who died in March and May.

After investigation, the school found that the top four students came from different colleges and did not have any connection with each other. But after the investigation, there was another suspected suicide incident.

Graham Vigo said in a statement: "We were shocked and deeply sorrowful to the tragic death of five students in Cambridge University in recent months. We are very sympathetic to the family and friends of the students who are killed."

In his statement, he added: "I assure you that Cambridge University attaches great importance to this type of problem and is committed to providing a set of guidelines and measures aimed at ensuring students' physical and mental safety to prevent similar incidents in the future."

These measures include increasing investment in university consulting services to reduce the waiting time for students' psychological counseling. In addition, the school also has a professional health consultant, which can identify students who are in difficulty in psychological health as soon as possible.

However, Cambridge University Student Union issued a statement that criticized the school's suicide prevention plan, stating that everyone should not avoid the fact that students at Cambridge University are facing a psychological health crisis.

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