Hayden Panettiere’s ex-boyfriend, Brian Hickerson, was present at the scene when she dies, according to a police incident report cited by NBC News and reported by Sky News. The report also says Hickerson’s brother was at the location at the time.
The accounts described in the reporting focus on what police record about Hickerson’s behavior. One outlet says Hickerson was not visibly emotional until Panettiere is declared dead. The outlets provide the same central detail—Hickerson’s presence—while differing slightly in emphasis on the timeline and observations attributed to the report.
