Hours after Pennsylvania State University student Timothy Piazza fell down the stairs of his fraternity — following what authorities called a hazing ritual gone awry — he “looked like a corpse,” a detective testified during a court hearing on Monday.
The 19-year-old sophomore”looked dead,” according to Dave Scicchitano, a detective with police in State College, Pennsylvania.
Scicchitano appeared Monday as a witness during the first day of a hearing to determine if there is enough evidence to hold former members of Piazza’s Beta Theta Pi fraternity for trial on charges related to his Feb. 4 death.
The hearing — which also included...
The 19-year-old sophomore”looked dead,” according to Dave Scicchitano, a detective with police in State College, Pennsylvania.
Scicchitano appeared Monday as a witness during the first day of a hearing to determine if there is enough evidence to hold former members of Piazza’s Beta Theta Pi fraternity for trial on charges related to his Feb. 4 death.
The hearing — which also included...
- 6/15/2017
- by Christine Pelisek
- PEOPLE.com
18 Former Frat Members Charged in Connection with Teen’s Hazing Death: ‘It Is an Astounding Tragedy’
Eight former members of a Pennsylvania State University fraternity have been charged with misdemeanor involuntary manslaughter and aggravated assault in connection with the hazing death of 19-year-old Timothy Piazza, People confirms.
Authorities say that Piazza died after taking part in a hazing ritual for the Alpha Upsilon chapter of the Beta Theta Pi fraternity’s bid acceptance night on Feb. 2.
Piazza’s death was caused by traumatic brain injuries and spleen damage after he consumed lethal amounts of alcohol and suffered multiple falls — including falling head-first down 15 basement steps.
“It is an astounding tragedy,” says Centre County, Pennsylvania, District Attorney Stacy Parks Miller.
Authorities say that Piazza died after taking part in a hazing ritual for the Alpha Upsilon chapter of the Beta Theta Pi fraternity’s bid acceptance night on Feb. 2.
Piazza’s death was caused by traumatic brain injuries and spleen damage after he consumed lethal amounts of alcohol and suffered multiple falls — including falling head-first down 15 basement steps.
“It is an astounding tragedy,” says Centre County, Pennsylvania, District Attorney Stacy Parks Miller.
- 5/8/2017
- by Christine Pelisek
- PEOPLE.com
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