Today's statement from the University is bizarre. It entirely fails to mention that the High Court has upheld a finding that it contributed to our daughter's death by discriminating against her. Don't they care? Frankly, it gives me no confidence whatsoever that the University of Bristol are willing to learn the lessons from Natasha's death, even though those lessons have now been spelled out by a High Court judge. It's shameful.
The 20-year-old physics student, who had chronic anxiety, was found dead in her flat in April 2018, on the day she was due to take part in a group presentation in front of more than 40 students in a 329-seat lecture theatre. Ms Abrahart was a wonderful person, her parents, from West Bridgford, Nottingham, told The Independent. She was bright, played the piano and cello and loved cooking. Bristol County Court previously heard Ms Abrahart had made a previous suicide attempt in the winter term, and university staff were aware she was struggling. Before the presentation, known as a laboratory conference, she had struggled to complete one-on-one interview-based assessments, with the court told she had scored only eight out of a possible 20 marks in one assessment.
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