Charges vs Tau Gamma members over hazing death of criminology student filed
By Nidz Godino
"Surrender now to help family of victim achieve justice for their son," Quezon City Police District (QCPD) director BGen. Redrico Maranan said in statement charges against members of Tau Gamma Phi fraternity suspected to have participated in fatal hazing rites of a graduating criminology student.
In statement QCPD said five suspects currently detained have been charged with violating Anti-Hazing Act of 2018 and have been brought before Quezon City Prosecutor's Office.
Two of the suspects, Justin Artates and Kyle Michael De Castro, have issued an extrajudicial confession disclosing names and addresses of other Tau Gamma Phi members related to death of criminology student Ahldryn Lery Chua Bravante. Three others surrendered to authorities.
Based on police's investigation, 25-year-old student suffered at least 60 blows to his body during fraternity's initiation rites, he experienced difficulty breathing and was taken to hospital. He was reportedly pronounced dead on arrival.
Maranan, has issued warning against 11 individuals they have named to surrender before authorities or face arrest.
Sen. Sherwin Gatchalian, co-author and co-sponsor of Anti-Hazing Law, has called on school officials to act more decisively to prevent hazing deaths.
Gatchalian pointed out Anti-Hazing Law of 2018, which was enacted after death of University of Santo Tomas law freshman Horacio Castillo III from hazing rites of fraternity Aegis Juris, requires schools to raise awareness among parents about consequences of joining fraternities.
Similarly, Senate President Juan Miguel Zubiri has lamented occurrence of another hazing death months after Adamson University student John Matthew Salilig was similarly killed during Tau Gamma Phi fraternity's initiation rite.
"Senseless death of another young student due to barbaric fraternity tradition is not only enraging but frustrating as well as it happened despite our efforts to put more teeth to law against fraternity hazing," Zubiri said.
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