An update from the L.A. County medical examiner raises new questions about the sudden death of 12-year-old Khimberly Zavaleta Chuquipa.
Khimberly was a seemingly healthy student at Reseda Charter High when she was struck in the head with a metal water bottle during an altercation with campus bullies on Feb. 17, according to her family. Days later, she was rushed to the hospital for emergency brain surgery, placed in a medically induced coma and died.
In April, the Los Angeles Police Department arrested a juvenile suspect on suspicion of murder in connection to Khimberly’s death. Khimberly’s family has filed a lawsuit against the Los Angeles Unified School District, alleging that their daughter had been repeatedly harassed on campus and staff failed to take reports of bullying seriously…