Aggressors covered Tadeo in manure, beat him repeatedly, and forced him to ingest a whole habanero pepper despite his clear warning that he suffers from a severe allergy. ^[1] On September 2, 2026, Tadeo Rubio Ortiz, an 18-year-old freshman at the Autonomous University of Tamaulipas in Ciudad Victoria, was subjected to a hazing ritual by senior students in the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine and Zootechnics. ^[2] The Fiscalía General de Justicia del Estado de Tamaulipas (FGJET) opened an investigation into the intentional injury of a university student following a hazing event. ^[3] Elena Rubio, the mother of the victim, confirmed that her son suffered severe muscle breaks due to the extreme physical effort he was subjected to during the ritual. ^[4] Senior students confiscated the freshmen's cell phones to prevent recording, then forced them to walk on their knees for over a kilometer in the sun before isolating Tadeo in an agricultural production zone. ^[5] Octavio Merino Charrez, director of the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine at the Autonomous University of Tamaulipas (UAT), stated that the student suffered from heatstroke. ^[6] The victim, Ángel Tadeo, was hospitalized after the incident but was discharged in good health. ^[7] Octavio Merino Charrez confirmed that the university has a zero-tolerance policy for unauthorized activities that risk student safety. ^[8]