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Glasgow Times
08-05-2025
- Glasgow Times
Glasgow college led tributes to student who died in hotel
Samorine Djene Touré, 26, was discovered in a hotel in London. She studied Travel and Tourism at City of Glasgow College in the city centre, and they've paid tribute to her. A City of Glasgow College spokesperson said: 'It is utterly heartbreaking to hear of the tragic passing of Samorine Djene Toure, a former Travel and Tourism student here at City of Glasgow College. Our deepest condolences go to Samorine's family, friends, and former classmates for this very sad loss.' "Samorine completed a HNC in Travel and Tourism in 2016/17 here at City. READ MORE: Police update after firefighters close off Glasgow street READ MORE: Homes facing nearly 10-hour outage after power cut strikes "She then enrolled in the HND Travel and Tourism course for 2017/18 before moving on from the College in November 2017." Former Knightswood Secondary School pupil Samorine worked for ScotRail and lived in the Yoker area. The cause of her death remains unknown at this stage. City of Glasgow College where Samorine studied (Image: Archive) A London Metropolitan Police spokesperson said: "On Sunday, 4 May at 11:25hrs, police were notified by the London Ambulance Service about the death of a woman at Kendal Gardens, N18. "Officers attended alongside paramedics, and a 26-year-old woman was sadly declared dead at the scene. Her next of kin have been informed. "Her death is being treated as unexpected, but is not believed to be suspicious at this time. Officers are currently awaiting the results of a post-mortem examination that will be held in due course." A London Ambulance Service spokesperson said:'We were called at 11.12am on Sunday 4 May to reports of an incident on Kendal Gardens, N18. 'We sent an ambulance crew and a clinical team manager to the scene. 'Our first paramedics arrived in approximately four minutes. 'Very sadly, a person was pronounced dead at the scene.' Her family have started a GoFundMe page to raise funds to have Samorine's body transported and buried in Côte d'Ivoire. They wrote: "We are reaching out to you with heavy hearts to ask for your support. "Our beloved Samorine Djene Touré recently passed away in the UK, and her wish was to be laid to rest in our homeland, Côte d'Ivoire. "The costs associated with transporting a body internationally are significant, including transportation fees and customs clearance. "We want to honour Djene's wish, but we are facing financial challenges in making this happen. "We are asking for your generosity in this sad time to help us towards covering these expenses and bring Djene home to her final resting place. "Every contribution, no matter the size, will make a huge difference and will be deeply appreciated. Thank you for your kindness and support during this difficult time." You can find out more about the GoFundMe page here.
Yahoo
07-04-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Knoxville considers allocating $1 million on housing for youth aging out of foster care
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — Officials with Knoxville's Housing and Neighborhood Development (HND) Department proposed allocating $1 million to create 18 units of supportive housing for youth aging out of foster care, a Knoxville spokesperson said. In April 2021, Knoxville officials learned they would receive over $4 million from the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development. In September 2022, the city asked for the public's input deciding how to spend it. Parole declined for East Tennessee man convicted of attacking family Originally, the city government decided to spend $2.9 million on affordable rental housing, $1 million providing supportive services and just over $175,000 on administration and planning. However, HND now proposes that, instead of supportive services, they spend $1 million making affordable rental housing for young people who have aged out of foster care. They specifically want to help young people 'who are at-risk of homelessness,' the revised plan states. See the proposed revision on the city website. For the project, the city will rehabilitate 'an existing senior facility into an 18-unit community dedicated to serving youth through Foster Youth to Independence (FYI) vouchers,' according to page 30 of the revised proposal. The units will be studio apartments. Knox County Mayor Glenn Jacobs calls tariffs 'a terrible idea,' but says they can be used as 'leverage' The city plans to hold a public meeting about this on Wednesday at 6 p.m. at the Public Works Service Center. People can also register to attend virtually on the city website, but they must do so at least 15 minutes prior to the meeting. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
