Students at Brasenose received a mass e-mail Thursday evening advising them of an ongoing police investigation concerning “a recent incident involving an Oxford University student”.
The message, which was sent to members of both the JCR and HCR with the subject “Important Security Notice”, did not include any details about the investigation or the nature of the incident, but warned students to take extra precautions in Oxford after dark.
“We would advise all students returning to their accommodation late at night to not walk alone but with a friend. For those students living out, please do not answer your door at night without first checking who the person is,” the e-mail read.
Signatories included Brasenose’s head porter Andy Talbot, JCR president Henry Zeffman, and HCR president Jovi Wong.
The e-mail did not specify whether or not the student involved in the incident was a member of Brasenose. Brasenose Porters’ Lodge declined to comment.
Students who received the e-mail were encouraged to save Oxford University Security Services’s emergency number in their mobile contacts to ring if they felt “unsafe” whilst walking alone. They were told that the University Security Services could monitor their locations whilst on the line for their safety.
Students were urged to dial 999 if they felt in “imminent danger” whilst walking by themselves late at night.
Neither the Oxford University Security Services nor the Thames Valley Police could not be reached for comment.
