The parents of a student who took her own life have accused the University of Bristol of ‘dragging out a painful legal process’ after it lodged a second appeal against a judgement that found it had failed her.
Bob and Margaret Abrahart said they were disappointed that the university is taking its appeal against a court judgement to the High Court, as the legal battle over the death of their daughter Natasha continues. The parents said they don’t understand why the university is continuing the legal battle, and said they disagreed with the university’s stance that they were taking on the appeal on behalf of the entire university sector.
Natasha was just 20 when she took her own life back in April 2018. She suffered from acute social anxiety disorder and her body was found on the day she was supposed to give a presentation in a large lecture theatre at the university - something which she said she would not be able to do.
