University student dies from lethal dose of antidepressant to calm nerves before final-year exams

A student died after taking a lethal dose of a powerful antidepressant in a bid to calm his exam nerves.

David Connell, 21, bought the drug online in an effort to quell his anxiety ahead of his final-year exams, aninquest heard.

But he took too much of the drug and his body was found by housemates who broke down his bedroom door after he had not been seen for five days.