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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
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Megan Howe

Met Police to re-examine student's death in King's Cross hotel room after admitting failings in investigation

Edward Cornes with his mother, Miriam Blythe - (Supplied)

The death of a 19-year-old student found in a hotel room with two middle-aged men is set to be re-examined after the Metropolitan Police said aspects of its initial investigation were “not handled correctly”.

Edward Cornes was found dead in a basement room of a two-star hotel in King’s Cross in October 2021, just two days after being dropped off at University College London by his parents to study for a history degree.

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