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Tamaulipas prosecutors continue probe into student injured in hazing incident as dean says it was heatstroke

From El Universal · () Spanish

Translated from Spanish and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • Tamaulipas prosecutors are investigating alleged intentional injuries involving a university student who became ill after a hazing incident.
  • Investigators have interviewed the student, requested medical assessments, collected biological samples and sought video evidence and witness accounts.
  • The university says the student has been discharged in good health, while a faculty director attributed the episode to heatstroke and said an internal review is also under way.

The Tamaulipas prosecutor’s office is continuing to investigate the case of a university student who was hospitalized after a hazing incident, while the director of the veterinary medicine faculty said the student suffered heatstroke.

The state prosecutor’s office said it opened an investigation into alleged intentional injuries. Its actions include taking the victim’s ministerial statement, requesting a forensic medical assessment, preparing an injury report, photographing the student’s physical condition and collecting biological samples for expert analysis.

Investigative police also visited the educational institution and formally requested access needed to continue their work. Prosecutors are seeking to identify the people allegedly involved, locate and interview possible witnesses, examine video recordings and determine the nature of substances allegedly used during the assault.

Octavio Merino Charrez, director of the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine and Zootechnics at the Autonomous University of Tamaulipas, said the student, identified as Ángel Tadeo, was in good health and had been discharged. He described the event as an isolated incident that occurred outside the institution’s official program and said the university’s ombudsman for student rights would conduct a thorough internal investigation.

Merino Charrez said the university was cooperating openly with authorities. Although he was not in the city when the incident occurred, he said administrators activated internal care protocols as soon as they learned that the student was unwell.

It was heatstroke.

· Octavio Merino CharrezThe faculty director’s explanation of the student’s condition, as reported in the headline.
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Originally published by El Universal in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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