Wesley Akum-Ojong, 19, jumped into the river at the Port Meadow beauty spot on June 21 this year to celebrate the end of his first-year exams as part of a tradition called ‘trashing’

Wesley Akum-Ojong, 19, jumped from a bridge into the water alongside other students while wearing full academic dress after heading to the Port Meadow beauty spot following his final exam.

Wesley Akum-Ojong, described by his family as a “kind, caring and helpful” young man, had told one of his peers he was anxious about jumping into the river

An Oxford University student dubbed 'Future Prime Minister' by his peers drowned after jumping into the River Thames wearing his gowns as he celebrated the end of his exams, an inquest has heard.