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| Dead UK student 'had throat cut' | Dead UK student 'had throat cut' |
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| A British student who was linked to an exchange programme in Italy has been found dead with her throat cut, according to reports. | |
| The body of the woman, who was found in Perugia, was discovered under a mattress, local reports stated. | |
| It is understood that the woman's studies in Italy had been funded by the Erasmus exchange programme. | |
| The student, reported by local media to have been 22, had been to a party with some friends but had gone home alone. | |
| Perugia, in the Italian region of Umbria, is home to a large community of foreign students. | |
| According to local media, the woman's body was found by the police after they checked a mobile phone - thought to belong to the Briton - which was found in a nearby garden. | |
| She lived with three other women and her body was found at about 1330 local time. | She lived with three other women and her body was found at about 1330 local time. |
| Locked door | |
| The student had reportedly been based in Perugia since last August. | The student had reportedly been based in Perugia since last August. |
| The BBC's Christian Fraser said the door to the bedroom where the student was found had been locked from the inside. | |
| "That would suggest that the murderer left through the window," he said. | |
| A Foreign Office spokesman said: "We are aware of the reports and we are urgently seeking clarification over the identity of the person." | A Foreign Office spokesman said: "We are aware of the reports and we are urgently seeking clarification over the identity of the person." |
| Meanwhile, Erasmus, the European student exchange programme, said it had provided assistance to help the woman fund her study. | |
| A spokeswoman said: "We have funded her but she was not on one of our programmes." |