The bereaved parents of a student who took her own life after her university discriminated against her have called for new laws to protect students. Natasha Abrahart, a student at the University of Bristol, took her own life on the same day she was due to take part in a group presentation in a 329-seat lecture theatre.
A judge ruled earlier this year that the University had contributed to Natasha's suicide, as reasonable adjustments were not made for her social anxiety disorder. The University of Bristol was ordered to pay £50,000 in compensation by the County Court for the way they treated the 20-year-old physics student.
The University asked for permission to appeal the ruling, but was refused yesterday, Wednesday, October 6 - but are now taking their appeal to the high court. Natasha's parents, Margaret and Robert Abrahart, from Nottingham, have now spoken out to demand the Government introduce new laws to protect students.
