Police investigate death of Loreto student

MWANZA: POLICE in Mwanza are investigating the death of a 15-year-old student from Loreto Girls’ Secondary School who died after falling from a high-rise building on Monday.

Mwanza Regional Police Commander Wilbroad Mutafungwa said the incident occurred around 11:00 am in the Majengo Mapya area of Nyakato Ward, Ilemela District, as the Form Three student was walking to school with classmates for a scheduled cleaning exercise.

The student was rushed to Bugando Medical Centre for emergency treatment but was pronounced dead upon arrival, RPC Mutafungwa confirmed.

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“Preliminary investigations indicate that the student was grappling with personal and psychological distress,” Mutafungwa said, adding that officers are working to establish the precise circumstances surrounding the fall.

Expressing condolences to the family, classmates and school administration, the police commander urged parents, guardians and educators to maintain open communication with young people and seek early professional counselling when behavioural or emotional changes occur.

He also called on school administrators to foster safe environments where students can report personal challenges without fear of stigma, noting that police community-policing units will continue raising awareness on youth mental health support.