THE BODY OF a 21-year-old DCU student has been found in a hotel room in Tokyo.
Nicola Furlong, a third year international business student from Curracloe in Wexford had travelled to Japan last October as part of an exchange programme.
She had attended a Nicki Minaj concert in the city on Wednesday night and was found dead in a hotel room on Thursday morning. The circumstances surrounding her death remain unclear and a post mortem will be carried out on her body. It’s expected that her remains will be returned to Ireland next week.
A DCU spokesperson has told TheJournal.ie that a representative from the university has travelled to Tokyo to provide assistance. It’s understood that Ms Furlong had originally travelled to the city from Ireland with another DCU student.
The Department of Foreign Affairs has confirmed to TheJournal.ie that consular assistance is being provided to Ms Furlong’s family.
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