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While doing his rounds at 8AM on the morning of July 4, a security guard made the shocking discovery of a 16-year-old’s lifeless body on the school’s rugby field.

The family of Hoërskool Garsfontein pupil Mia Kühn has said that “no foul play” is suspected in the tragic death of their grade 10 daughter, per The Citizen.

An investigation has been opened to figure out the exact circumstances of Mia’s death, with the Gauteng Education MEC Matome Chiloane saying the police have categorised her death as “unnatural” and that an inquest has been opened.

The Gauteng police spokesperson Dimakatso Nevhuhulwi confirmed that the South African Police Service (Saps) obtained CCTV footage on the premises of Hoërskool Garsfontein, in Pretoria, on Friday.

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He also noted that an autopsy had been completed, but that they’re still waiting for the report from the doctor.

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On Sunday 9 July, Jacques Broodryk, acting as the family spokesperson, released a statement in which Mia’s family hoped to thwart the widespread speculation that foul play was involved in her death, confirming that all evidence from the police investigation points to a “tragic accident”.

According to the family, Mia allegedly fell to her death while trying to climb one of the poles of the floodlights surrounding the rugby field.

“According to her mother, at midnight she was still at home. Most probably she slipped out later. And in the morning, they did not find her and went to the police station to report her missing,” the MEC added at the time.

As you can well imagine, the family are in the throws of dealing with the sudden passing of their beloved daughter and have asked for privacy during this time.

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A memorial service will be held for Mia on Wednesday, July 12, at the Dutch Reformed Church, in Valleisig.

[source:citizen]