Mason Pendrous, who was found dead by a staff member at the University of Canterbury's Sonoda Campus in Christchurch. Photo: SuppliedThe grieving stepfather of Mason Pendrous says his family have been told the University of Canterbury student died of natural causes. The 19-year-old commerce student had been dead for nearly a month, police believe, before his body was discovered in Sonoda hall of residence on September 23. Several investigations are now underway into how the dead student was able to lie undiscovered for so long. Last week Holland told media he was concerned the investigation into the teenager's death was focused more on his personality than exactly what went wrong.

Source: Otago Daily Times November 03, 2019 08:49 UTC