Photo: Facebook / WSU
Walter Sisulu University student falls to death from residence building
An education student from Walter Sisulu University reportedly fell to his death from a residence building on Saturday night, 29 May.
Photo: Facebook / WSU
A third-year student from Walter Sisulu University (WSU), in the Eastern Cape, fell to his death from a building at the Mthatha campus on Saturday night, 29 May. The details remain scant but a spokesperson for the university said preliminary reports from security staff suggest that the fall was an accident.
WALTER SISULU UNIVERSITY STUDENT FALLS FROM RESIDENCE
WSU spokesperson Yonela Tukwayo confirmed that a third-year education student fell from the fifth floor of a residence building at the Mthatha campus at approximately 21:00 on Saturday night.
“A third-year Bachelor of Education male student fell from the fifth floor of his residence at Chumani at our Nelson Mandela Drive site,” said Tukwayo to SABC News. “The student was pronounced dead on site and police were called in and they are also investigating the matter.”
SOUTH AFRICAN STUDENT’S FATAL FALL IN CHINA RULED AN ACCIDENT
In an unrelated matter, South African engineering student Kgothatso Mdunana fell to her death from the 13th floor of a friend’s flat in Hangzhou, China, last month. Mdunana was in the final year of her civil engineering course at the Shandong University of Technology and was months away from graduation before her untimely passing.
After a probe, the Chinese police ruled out “the possibility of homicide after careful investigation.”
“The Embassy deeply regretted the tragic loss of Ms. Mdunana, expressed sincere sympathy to her families and is providing assistance in dealing with the aftermath to the full extent of, including facilitation of the recent legal documents for the repatriation of the remains,” said the spokesperson for the Chinese Embassy in South Africa on 24 May.
Mdunana’s remains are being kept at the Haining Funeral Parlour in Zheijiang Province. The repatriation process is expected to take place this week.
The family could not afford the staggering fee to bring the student’s body home but after turning to fellow South Africans for help they managed to raise more than the R350 000 required to bring home Kgothatso’s remains.
An anonymous donor pledged the full amount required after several donations were already made – pushing the total raised by BackaBuddy to more than R540 000.
