Father blames UC Irvine student’s death on fraternity hazing ritual

Right now this story a California father tells CBS News he believes his 18 year old sons alcohol related death was the result of a fraternity hazing ritual the Orange County coroner’s office said yesterday Noah Domingo died from accidental alcohol poisoning Jamie yuccas is outside the house in Irvine near the University of California

Campus where someone placed a frantic 911 call Jamie good morning good morning Noah Domingos blood-alcohol level was more than four times the legal limit the UC Irvine freshman was found unresponsive in the house behind me after a party in January his father says Noah was taking part in a dangerous and long-standing

Fraternity ritual the death of noah domingo has already prompted Sigma Alpha Epsilon to close its chapter UC Irvine indefinitely his father Dale Domingo attended a vigil for his son in January it was nice a you see I put this together you know we miss her I miss my son she misses her brother

In a new statement to CBS News Dale Domingo says we have discovered the horrifying truth about Fator natee hazing he contends the fraternity was conducting its Big Brother night ritual where Noah was compelled to guzzle a so-called family drink to become part of his Big Brother’s family he says that

His wife eternities openly refer to this type of ritual as being one of the deadly nights authorities say Domingo died at about 3:30 in the morning but the initial 911 call with some six hours later why is the unconscious what happened disputing the account in the 911 call Noah’s

Father says his son did not just drink too much he says experts call such victim blaming tortured rationalizations authorities are still investigating the circumstances leading to Domingo’s death and have not confirmed that hazing played a role in a statement the University offered its deepest sympathies to the Domingo family and

Says his death brings an urgent focus on alcohol and substance abuse the focus on fraternity hazing has intensified in recent years with the deaths of Penn State sophomore Timothy Piazza and Florida State University eternity member Andrew coffee just like other families impacted by college drinking deaths no his father says he

Will honor his son by doing everything he can to end hazing by fraternities and their members we reached out to Sigma Alpha Epsilon regarding the confirmation of Domingo’s cause of death but we have not heard back Nora it does have to end Jamie thank you

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