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| Death of Sanda Dia | |
|---|---|
 Mural of Sanda Dia in Leuven (2023) | |
| Location | Vorselaar, Belgium |
| Date |
c. 8:01–9:25 pm CDT (UTC−5) |
Attack type | Hazing initiation ritual |
| Victim | Sanda Dia |
| Perpetrators | 18 students |
| Verdict | Involuntary manslaughter – guilty |
| Convictions |
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Sanda Dia was a Belgian student who died in the Antwerp University Hospital in 2018 as a result of a Reuzegom fraternity hazing ritual in Vorselaar when he was aged 20.[1] He was a student at the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven (known as "KU Leuven").[2]
On 4 and 5 December 2018, Dia was forced to drink fish oil, over two litres of high content alcohol, was refused water, driven to a lodge and made to dig a hole that would later be filled with freezing water, while being subjected to other humiliating and degrading acts. After collapsing, he was driven to hospital where he died of multiple organ failures two days later. His death was attributed to the salt content in the fish oil he ingested, and the hypothermia he had succumbed to. The medical doctor and forensic pathologist expert Werner Jacobs told in the Hasselt Court that Dia had several injuries caused by violent acts.[3]
Four years later, the accused were ordered to pay fines of €400 each and were sentenced to 200 or 300 hours of community service by the Antwerp Court of Appeal.
- ^ Stevis-Gridneff, Matina; Ryckewaert, Koba (26 May 2023). "Students in Belgium Hazing Death Are Sentenced to Fines and Service". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 3 June 2023. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
- ^ "Still Catholic, the University of Louvain?". The Brussels Times. Archived from the original on 19 June 2023. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
- ^ Bosschaerts, Inge (13 October 2021). "Sanda Dia kreeg ook klappen: 'Aantal verwondingen duiden op stomp geweld'" [Sanda Dia was also hit: 'Number of injuries indicate blunt force']. HLN (in Flemish). DPG Media. Archived from the original on 12 June 2023. Retrieved 12 June 2023.