Senior Sergeant Craig Dinnissen, of Dunedin, said police had seen a shift this year in the way students were acting during Orientation Week and said death of the 19-year-old in October last year was still on students' minds. Snr Sgt Dinnissen said the police alcohol prevention team were talking with students, and students were clear in the fact they didn’t want anything similar to happen again. Problematic parties were still causing issues for police, and they shut down a Castle St party on Saturday. The police alcohol prevention team’s van was damaged on the 15th while parked at a party on Castle St at 10.10pm. ‘‘If he had a fall he could have died.’’Snr Sgt Dinnissen encouraged students to look after each other as Orientation Week continues.

Source: Otago Daily Times February 17, 2020 23:15 UTC