Heartbroken parents of teen who killed himself after ‘horrific hazing’ sue fraternity: ‘It was cruel and senseless’

UK Daily Mail ^ | November 23, 2025 | James Gordon Posted on by C19fan A University of Texas freshman took his own life after months of ‘demeaning and cruel hazing’ which saw him burned with cigarettes and beaten, a lawsuit claims. Sawyer Lee Updike was allegedly ‘speared with a fishhook’ during an alcohol-fueled event and had his hip pierced with a staple gun, according to the filing from his parents. The lawsuit also alleges that he was forced to take cocaine. Updike, 18, died alone in a convenience-store parking lot just months after joining UT Austin’s Sigma Chi’s Alpha Nu. (Excerpt) Read more at dailymail. co. uk . TOPICS: Education; Society KEYWORDS: abuse; fraternities If true, the frat needs to be permanently banned and I hope the whole organization is sued to oblivion. They do it to justify violence. ) Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by.
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