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Investigation Reopened After Student's Tragic Graduation Day Suicide

12/10/2025

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Ethan Scott Brown, a 23-year-old student from Coatbridge, died by suicide on December 13, 2024, the day he was to graduate from the University of Glasgow.
An investigation found he was wrongly told he would not graduate due to a grading error, and his mother collected his posthumous degree.
The Lord Advocate has reopened the investigation into Ethan's death to assess health and safety failings, with family pressing for accountability.

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Story summary

Ethan Scott Brown, a 23-year-old student from Coatbridge, died by suicide on December 13, 2024, the day he was to graduate from the University of Glasgow.
An investigation found he was wrongly told he would not graduate due to a grading error, and his mother collected his posthumous degree.
The Lord Advocate has reopened the investigation into Ethan's death to assess health and safety failings, with family pressing for accountability.