Mr Pendrous was in his first year studying e-commerce and was living at Sonoda - a student hall of residence run by Campus Living Villages (CLV). His family say they were still being pursued for bills by CLV, while Mr Pendrous was unaccounted for at Sonoda. Mr Holland said he last spoke to his son on Friday, 19 July, at about 11pm, and Mr Pendrous was in good spirits. He said he got concerned when Mr Pendrous' mobile phone appeared to have been disconnected. Mr Holland emailed Canterbury University about his son in August - one month before Mr Pendrous' body was found.

Source: Otago Daily Times October 09, 2019 04:52 UTC