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Manchester Evening News
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Ashlie Blakey

Beloved man, 27, died after 'long-term struggle' as family 'clear the air' after University of Manchester claims

The family of a 27-year-old man who was due to study at the University of Manchester but tragically died have told of his long-term battle with mental illness - amid claims on Twitter that the university had left him in a 'hopeless situation'.

Rory Wood was sadly found dead on Tuesday after going missing on Sunday. His family believe he took the decision to end his own life.

In one of his last tweets, Rory, from Hereford, said that he had lost £1,000 that he had paid to the University of Manchester as a deposit ahead of starting a Master's degree in September. He said that he had not made enough money to fund the costs of the move or studying in the city and described how 'everything felt impossible and unliveable'.

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