VIDEO SHOWN FROM NIGHT OF PLEDGE’S FATAL INJURIES
Video footage from a Penn State fraternity house recorded after a Beta Theta Pi pledge suffered fatal injuries during a night of alleged hazing and drinking was shown publicly for the first time at a preliminary hearing Monday in Bellefonte, Pa.
Eighteen former fraternity members and the fraternity itself face charges from involuntary manslaughter and aggravated assault to recklessly endangering the life of sophomore Timothy Piazza, who died Feb. 4. The hearing will determine whether there is sufficient evidence to proceed with a trial.
Prosecutors used video from the former fraternity’s extensive surveillance system to help construct a timeline of the events that led to Piazza’s death, including multiple falls.