Hayden Panettiere received welfare check 1 week before death: report
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Key Points:
- Police conducted a welfare check at Hayden Panettiere’s West Hollywood apartment on August 9, a week before her death, after concerns arose that she was unresponsive to people in her circle.
- Panettiere’s on-again, off-again boyfriend, Brian Hickerson, answered the door during the welfare check, and it was reported that she had been sick all day.
- Police responded to Panettiere’s residence multiple times in 2025 due to incidents involving an unidentified male attempting to enter the apartment and refusing to leave the garage.
- Panettiere died on August 16 from the toxic effects of multiple drugs, including fentanyl, at a South Carolina Airbnb, with Hickerson present at the scene; he has a history of abusive behavior and arrests.
- Prior to her death, Panettiere secretly spent two to three weeks in rehab and had recently reconnected with Hickerson, keeping the relationship hidden from friends due to shame.
