‘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.

Her death happened just days after another student threw the metal bottle at her head at Reseda High School, a charter school that enrolls children from grades 6-12, KTLA reported.

Her mother said that the day of the incident, a group of other students was bullying her older sister…

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