Manchester Metropolitan University finance student Joshua Adiefeh told fellow students he had an upset stomach prior to being discovered unresponsive by his brothers
A “super fit” university student died suddenly just hours after complaining of an upset stomach.
Joshua Adiefeh, 20, was found unresponsive by his brothers on September 28 – just weeks after starting a new term at Manchester Metropolitan University – after complaining he felt sick. Joshua, from Nottingham, was a much-loved first year accounting and finance student whose death has prompted heartfelt tributes from close family members.
His twin Joel has said the student appeared “perfectly fine” the night before he was found, before “symptoms started to show” and he died within just two hours of his brothers calling emergency services.
Speaking to the Manchester Evening News, he said: “The night before, everything was perfectly fine. Then as time went by, he started to get sick and that’s when the symptoms started to show. At that point, he wasn’t taking it too seriously because it was all under control.”
Joel said his brother’s health worsened, leading him to call an ambulance. But he added he was told they could not attend their flat, and was advised to give him paracetamol.
He continued: “They told me to get him some paracetamol and I had already called my older brother who was on his way. I met my brother outside the [accommodation] and we went up and found him the way he was.
“He was in a very bad shape, unable to move. He wasn’t responding to anyone. We tried to put him on his side, still no progress, the ambulance arrived, they tried everything.
“Me, my brother and some of his friends were waiting in the kitchen, and after they tried everything, they’d tried everything and there’s nothing else they could have done.” Joshua died within two hours of medics rushing to his aid.
Joshua’s other brother Daniel said he was a “very fit young man”. He also remembered him as a hard worker who would “do different diets” to “remain in peak condition”, even occasionally vomiting, adding: “Being such a hard worker, he would vomit and carry on working.”
Daniel added: “He was a man of faith and a loving person overall. If I was to use a word to describe my brother, it would be ‘clean hearted’.
“He wanted to be successful to be able to look after people and spread a positive image of our family so everyone around him could benefit.”
Joshua’s family has set up a GoFundMe to help raise money towards funeral crosts. The account has so far raised £17,814 of £22,000, and has seen nearly 1,000 people donate to help “celebrate Joshua’s life and memory”.