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Brilliant student throws herself in front of high-speed train after becoming stressed over school studies

A brilliant student threw herself in front of a high-speed train after becoming stressed over her studies, a coroner heard today.

Chandni Nigam, who achieved straight-As in her exams and was described as a "perfectionist", spent six years battling demons which spawned from an obsession to do well at school, an inquest was told.

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