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UD Student Outrage Grows After University Attempts to Sweep Violence Under the Carpet
Chanting “protect women” and carrying signs that said: “My college fund shouldn’t pay for my funeral” and “Protect your students not your reputation,” University of Delaware students planned to protest a second day after a violent off-campus assault between students.
University of Delaware sophomore Brandon Freyre, 20, of Arnold, Maryland, was charged in connection with a brutal attack on a fellow student that occurred in an off-campus Newark apartment. According to court records, on Oct. 8, 2021, Freyre beat the woman, sprayed her eyes with spray-paint, threw a fan at her, broke her phone, choked her to the point of unconsciousness, and then threw her down a flight of stairs while threatening to kill her so she couldn’t “call police and ruin his life.” It’s unclear whether Freyre has an attorney.
Protest organizer Kiera Spann, a sophomore, at the University of Delaware said Tuesday’s protest came amid growing frustration over the university’s silence after the attack and in the days that followed. Spann pointed to an incident last week after a University of Delaware student shot at people with a BB gun noting they received a notification within 15 minutes, but after this alleged assault, she said they heard nothing.