Tributes have poured in for a young councillor who has been found dead at the age of 21. Clarissa Slade, a student at Winchester University, was found dead by her housemate at her student accommodation.
Her father Colin Slade, who is also a councillor, told the Daily Telegraph:
‘We are still pretty much in the dark as to the circumstances and we are waiting for the coroner. ‘She had a bright future ahead, she was very keen on politics and she was a very bright young councillor, the youngest in the country when she was elected. ‘She was looking to possibly pursue a career in politics. She was very active in the Conservative Party.’
Miss Slade, who studied classics at university, previously served as the chair of Devon Conservative Future when she was 16. She was born with a heart defect but it was believed she would live a normal life. Miss Slade experienced pain in recent weeks but it is understood doctors found no cause for alarm.