AN OXFORD University student died by suicide in her accommodation last month, a court heard today.

Lindsay Ceylin Baxter, a single 25-year-old DPhil student, was found in her Iffley Road accommodation by a college porter, Coroner Darren Salter said at an inquest opening.

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Oxford Coroner's Court heard that London-born Miss Baxter died on May 23, 2019.

Mr Salter said: "The police report into this sad case is that she was a PhD student, she was found by the porter at Exeter College in the shower (in) her room."

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The inquest will be held on Tuesday, October 8.

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