‘Extremely intelligent’ Cambridge student dies after falling down stairs in college.

An ‘extremely intelligent’ student described as ‘one of the most promising young men of his generation’ has died after a fall in Girton college. Thomas Millward, 19, was found injured after police were called to the 147-year-old Girton College just after 9pm on Saturday.

Cambridgeshire Police said the death was not being treated as suspicious but a 19-year-old woman from Cambridge has been arrested on suspicion of supplying drugs.

His parents, Brian and Maisa Millward, said he was, One of the most promising young men of his generation. He was an extremely intelligent, talented, handsome and loving boy. He was loved so dearly by his family and friends.’

‘Thomas was an exceptional young man, warm and affectionate with everyone he met, always respectful and polite.