St Andrews University dies after head trauma

Fall student dies after all-clear from hospital


Alex Richardson fell around 15 feet through the skylight of the Mica Home Store

Date: 28 March 2009
By Fiona Macleod and Lyndsay Moss
A STUDENT at St Andrews University has died from a head injury two days after he was discharged from hospital in a tragedy that echoes the recent death of actress Natasha Richardson.

Alex Richardson, 21, crashed through a skylight of a DIY story in St Andrews town centre on Tuesday night after venturing on to the roof to dance during a student party.

He was treated by paramedics at the scene and rushed to hospital and released the following afternoon.

But just six hours after leaving Ninewells Hospital in Dundee, friends found him collapsed and unconscious at home after a suspected brain haemorrhage.

Despite being rushed back to the hospital, his condition deteriorated rapidly and his life-support machine was turned off yesterday after friends and family travelled from his home town of Newmarket, Suffolk, to be by his bedside.

Medical experts said the case echoed that of movie star Natasha Richardson, who died recently after injuring her head skiing in Canada.
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Fall student dies after all-clear from hospital