Jason Arday "couldn't see a way out" amid rising scrutiny and public pressure before he died, said his friend and academic Kehinde Andrews.
Andrews said the death of Arday amounted to a "public lynching" and criticises the coverage of allegations of plagiarism that forced Arday to resign from Cambridge University.
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Andrews said there should be an inquiry looking into how universities handled the allegations, which he said were false. Arday also denied the claims.
Arday was found dead in London on Friday.
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