Uni Student Killed by anti-Racists

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ONE of the university students that was involved in an online scandal after he and fellow students were pictured dressed in Nazi uniforms, KKK outfits and painted in blackface has died.

https://www.ntnews.com.au/news/stude...8005c28e0a3efc

Andrew Stanham was found dead in the shower at his home in Wagga Wagga on Wednesday.

The 22-year-old was one of the Charles Sturt University student's that attended a "politically incorrect" party that caused widespread outrage after pictures of the event were shared over Instagram and Facebook.

Andrew's family believes he suffered a seizure and fell while in the shower, with his father Mark blaming backlash over the images as a factor in his death, The Daily Telegraph reported.

"The jury is out on the cause of death, we suspect it was an epileptic seizure which resulted in a fall which led to a compromised airway," Mr Stanham said.

"There is no doubt that stress is a contributing factor."

Mr Stanham says his son was scared to walk down the street after the fierce criticism.

People were quick to condemn the photographs after they were shared online, with CSU suspending a number of the students involved.

One of the pictures that caused the most outrage showed a group of five people dressed up as the Ku Klux Klan surrounding a man painted in blackface and holding a bowl of cotton.

The picture was captioned: "Very very politically incorrect. Cotton prices are unreal thought so it's a great time to be pickin'."

Other photos showed students dressed up as Hitler, Nazis and as Jewish Holocaust prisoners.

Taz Kuhn, one of Andrew's friends who was also suspended, told news.com.au the recent events had greatly affected members of the university:

They had a private function and had fun. Just others never appreciated their humour.