Cambridge student killed in Madagascar

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www.theguardian.com/world/2019/aug/02/alana-cutland-death-police-investigate-possible-medication-link

Just horrendous. Beyond your worst nightmares as a parent.

It sounds as though she had a lot of problems, the poor thing. What an awful thing for her family and friends.

Awful way to go, poor her and her family. They can't find her body either.

So awful, her poor family.

As soon as I read about this I thought lariam. Horrible stuff, can cause complete mental breakdown and psychosis in previously mentally healthy individuals.

I read she didn't have any problems until she got there. I also immediately thought anti malarials. I know someone who had a similar reaction and when I needed anti malarials I asked for doxycline instead of the usual one as it scared me so much.

Really sad.

The article suggests they don't think it was the anti malarials because she'd had them on a previous trip. I'm not convinced, people can react differently to the same drug on different occasions, and if it was larium it has an awful reputation for suicidal ideation.

I doubt the truth will ever be known. It's a tragic thing to happen.