A medical examiner in Pennsylvania says a Baruch College student died of “closed head injuries due to blunt force trauma.”
The Luzerne County Coroner says they do not yet have a full report on the death of Chun Hsien “Michael” Deng, but prosecutors said they are preparing to file a slew of criminal charges against those who took part in a fraternity ritual that led to his death.
The 19-year-old freshman and pledge at Pi Delta Psi died Monday while at a weekend retreat with about 30 fraternity members at a rented house in the Poconos.
Authorities said Deng, one of four pledges, suffered major brain trauma Sunday during an initiation ritual called the ”glass ceiling.”
Police said Deng was blindfolded and wearing a backpack loaded with 20 pounds of sand when he was made to run a “gauntlet” in which other fraternity members kept pushing him to the ground, CBS 2′s Kathryn Brown reported.
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