South London student who stopped replying to texts found dead after worried housemate climbed through window
A Norwood student “with several mental health conditions” was found dead in his room by his housemate. Leandro Titley, 21, took his own life on Friday, August 30, last year after his boyfriend and housemate grew concerned. The UCL student - who was living in Brent - was autistic and mentally unwell. He identified as trans and had set up a fundraiser to raise money for his top surgery (a gender-affirming surgical procedure that reshapes the chest to create a more masculine or feminine appearance). Leandro’s boyfriend had contacted the housemate at around 6am that morning, as he wasn’t replying to messages and had turned his location settings off. She had to climb in through the window as Leandro’s room was locked from the inside. He was pronounced dead at around 12.50pm after police found his “flatmate crouched next to him crying to the London Ambulance Service (LAS) operator.” He was pronounced dead at the scene. He was last seen alive the afternoon before (Thursday, August 29) wh...