Inside ‘Misrach Ewunetie Missing Princeton Student Found Dead On Campus Died by Suicide’ The Princeton University undergraduate student whose October disappearance prompted a nearly week-long search that ended with the discovery of her body on the outskirts of campus died by suicide, prosecutors said as they released autopsy findings in the case Wednesday.
Misrach Ewunetie Missing Princeton Student Found Dead On Campus Died by Suicide
The body of Misrach Ewunetie was recovered outside facilities grounds, behind the tennis courts of the Ivy League New Jersey university, on Oct. 20. The 20-year-old member of Princeton’s Class of 2024 had last been seen entering Scully Hall, where she lived, around 3 a.m. six days earlier. She was volunteering for a school organization before that.
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According to Mercer County prosecutors, Ewuentie’s death was caused by a toxic combination of bupropion (an antidepressant), Escitalopram (another antidepressant also used to treat generalized anxiety disorder) and hydroxyzine, which is often used to treat allergy-related itching and may also be used for anxiety and related issues.
The medical examiner’s office ruled the young woman’s death a suicide. She had been attending Princeton on a full scholarship and was the valedictorian of her high school class.
A New Jersey college student who vanished from campus in October and was found dead six days later had taken her own life, prosecutors said on Wednesday.
On October 20, a facilities employee found Misrach Ewunetie, 20, deceased behind some tennis courts at Princeton University. According to WPVI, the Mercer County Prosecutor’s Office said Ewunetie died by suicide, with her cause of death being “bupropion, escitalopram, and hydroxyzine toxicity.”
Prosecutors previously said that Ewunetie’s death did not appear criminal in nature. Reports indicated that Ewunetie, who was from Ethiopia, had disappeared before a meeting regarding an application for her citizenship
NJ 101.5 reported that both bupropion and escitalopram are antidepressants, while hydroxyzine is an antihistamine can be used to treat allergies and anxiety.
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