Death of Missing Princeton Student Ruled a Suicide

The dying of a Princeton College scholar who went lacking and was later discovered lifeless on campus in October was decided to have been a suicide by the Middlesex Regional Medical Examiner’s workplace, based on a statement from the Mercer County Prosecutor’s workplace on Wednesday.

Misrach Ewunetie, 20, a member of the category of 2024, was present in a distant spot behind the college tennis courts on Oct. 20 after an exhaustive search that concerned campus safety, native law enforcement officials, bloodhounds, drones and divers.

Findings from an post-mortem by the health worker’s workplace decided her dying to be “Bupropion, Escitalopram and Hydroxyzine Toxicity,” based on the county prosecutor.

“Our hearts go to Misrach’s household and mates, and to the broader campus group that has been shaken by this tragedy,” stated Rochelle Calhoun, vice chairman for campus life, in an announcement on Wednesday. “Shedding a member of our group is all the time tough. The lengthy watch for definitive information about what led to her dying has been difficult for all of us, and particularly for these near Misrach.”

Ms. Ewunetie, an immigrant from Ethiopia, had been lacking for 5 days after her household grew to become involved when she didn’t present up for an appointment associated to her software for American citizenship. Ms. Ewunetie immigrated to this nation from Ethiopia as a baby.

On the day Ms. Ewunetie’s physique was discovered, the county prosecutor’s workplace released a statement saying that there have been “no apparent indicators of damage” and that her dying “doesn’t seem suspicious or prison in nature.”

However within the days after her dying, college students grew to become annoyed with how little info had been offered by the police and faculty officers. Ms. Ewunetie’s household additionally raised suspicions in regards to the circumstances of her dying.

Within the assertion on Wednesday, Ms. Calhoun stated that the knowledge had been restricted to “defend evidence-gathering, to keep away from deceptive the general public and out of consideration for the household.”

If you’re having ideas of suicide, name or textual content the Nationwide Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 988 or go to SpeakingOfSuicide.com/assets for an inventory of extra assets.