Her cause of death has not been confirmed. Hayden Panettiere was with Brian Hickerson when she died at a South Carolina apartment complex on August 16, according to a police report. The Greenville Police Department report, published by WYFF News 4, says Hickerson showed an officer a bag containing medication Panettiere was taking.
She was found unresponsive at Judson Mill Lofts in Greenville. Hickerson, her on-and-off former boyfriend, and his brother Zach were there during the emergency response. An autopsy found no trauma, while toxicology testing is pending.
What did Brian Hickerson and his brother tell police?
At the time of Panettiere’s death, it had not been publicly confirmed that they were dating again. Emergency workers arrived after a call about an “unresponsive female. Officers found Panettiere with Hickerson and his brother. Hickerson also showed police “the bag of medication Hayden is currently on. Hickerson spoke about Panettiere after her memoir came out in May. You never lay hands on a woman, bottom line. The report confirms Hickerson was present, but does not say he caused her death.
He said, “I got arrested for, you know, abusing her, and I wouldn’t blame her friends for being pissed off at me.
