US EditionLAPD investigating 12-year-old girl’s death after bully-related attack at Reseda school
A 12-year-old girl died after being hit with a metal water bottle while defending her sister from bullying at Reseda High, prompting a homicide probe by LAPD.
- On Feb. 25, Khimberly Zavaleta Chuquipa, 12-year-old student, died after brain surgery, and LAPD's Robbery-Homicide Division is investigating as a homicide.
- Family members say Khimberly Zavaleta intervened during a confrontation at Reseda Charter High School on Feb. 17 to defend her sister, relatives said.
- Medical teams at UCLA Mattel Children's Hospital performed emergency brain surgery after her family said she had a seizure on Feb. 20 and later collapsed days after initial ER treatment.
- A GoFundMe for medical and funeral costs has raised more than $97,000 as of Sunday afternoon, while the district provides counseling and cooperates with law enforcement, relatives seek accountability.
- With some footage unclear, the family says video evidence is inconclusive and Chuquipa urged action, saying `What is happening, there are many schools, and I am not the only mother fighting for justice for her child`.
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'Devastated': Middle Schooler Dies After Protecting Sister from School Bully Who Threw Water Bottle at Her Head, Family Says
A 12-year-old girl’s death has triggered a homicide investigation in Los Angeles after she was hit in the head by a water bottle while trying to protect her sister from bullying. Khimberly Zavaleta Chuquipa died on Feb. 25 following brain surgery. Khimberly Zavaleta Chuquipa, 12, died after suffering a brain hemorrhage days after a metal water bottle was thrown at her head by a student at Reseda High School in Los Angeles. (Photos: GoFundMe) He…
Los Angeles authorities are continuing the investigation into the death of Khimberly Zavaleta Chuquipa, which occurred on the campus of Reseda High School
Bully Kills 12-Year-Old Girl with Metal Water Bottle at Los Angeles School
A 12-year-old girl is dead after what began as an alleged bullying incident inside a Los Angeles public school hallway, and police are now investigating her death as a homicide. The post Bully Kills 12-Year-Old Girl with Metal Water Bottle at Los Angeles School appeared first on Slay News.
LAPD Probes Girl's Death After Alleged Bullying at Reseda Charter High
A police investigation is continuing Sunday into the death of a 12-year-old girl who succumbed to injuries sustained when she was hit in the head with a metal water bottle during an alleged bullying incident at Reseda Charter High School. Khimberly Zavaleta was struck on Feb. 17 in a hallway at the campus — which includes grades 6-12 — as she stepped in to defend her sister, who was being bullied by other students, relatives said. She was sent h…
Death of 12-year-old Reseda student hit by water bottle is being investigated as a homicide
A 12-year-old girl defending her older sister was struck in the head by a metal water bottle at Reseda Charter High School. She died eight days later. Police are investigating the death as a homicide.
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