Tuesday, September 15, 2015

5 Students Face Homicide Charges in Baruch Hazing Death


By Pei-Sze Cheng and Brynn Gingras

Five Baruch College students have been charged with homicide in the death of a student during a hazing ritual on a fraternity trip to the Poconos, authorities said Monday. 

Chun Hsien "Michael" Deng, 19, died in December 2013 after participating in the ritual in which he and other pledges were blindfolded, weighted down with backpacks full of sand and knocked over repeatedly while trying to walk, police said.

The five students are charged with criminal homicide, involuntary manslaughter, aggravated assault, hazing, hindering apprehension and criminal conspiracy.

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Source: NBC News

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