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Africa-Press – South-Africa. <\/strong><\/span>The evidence in the case of the Grade 10 pupil who was found dead on a rugby field at Hoe\u0308rskool Garsfontein in Pretoria earlier this month points to a tragic accident, as it appears that she fell while climbing one of the floodlight towers, her family says.<\/p>\n

The body of 16-year-old Mia Kuhn was found on the school premises by security guards on 4 July, during the school holidays.<\/p>\n

At the time, there was no clear indication of what had happened.<\/p>\n

Gauteng Education MEC Matome Chiloane visited the school soon after, and said that police had described the death as “unnatural”.<\/p>\n

He added that, according to Kuhn’s mother, she had been at home at midnight, but that when they went to sleep, her daughter had slipped out and obviously gone to the school.<\/p>\n

A tragic accident<\/b><\/p>\n

In their first statement over the weekend, the Kuhn family said they were heartbroken by her sudden passing and were still dealing with the immense loss.<\/p>\n

They requested that the family’s privacy be respected to afford them an opportunity to mourn her death with dignity.<\/p>\n

The family also sought to put an end to the speculation in the media that foul play was suspected.<\/p>\n

“At this stage of the police investigation, all the evidence points to a tragic accident,” family spokesperson, Jacques Broodryk said.<\/p>\n

“It appears that Mia was in the process of climbing up one of the floodlight towers used to illuminate the rugby field, when she fell.”<\/p>\n

Broodryk said that the family did not find it surprising that Kuhn would have climbed up the floodlight tower, as she was a very adventurous and fearless person.<\/p>\n

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