Cause of Death Revealed for Girl, 12, Who Died After Bully Allegedly Threw Metal Water Bottle at Her Head

Khimberly Zavaleta Chuquipa died in the hospital on Wednesday, Feb. 25, after undergoing brain surgery

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  • Khimberly Zavaleta Chuquipa, 12, died 10 days after she was allegedly struck by a metal water bottle thrown by another child at a Los Angeles school
  • The L.A. Medical Examiner ruled her death was due to natural causes and a pre-existing medical condition
  • The cause listed on the recently released document was “spontaneously ruptured cerebellar arteriovenous malformation”

The cause of death has been revealed for the 12-year-old girl who died after another child allegedly threw a metal water bottle at her head.

Khimberly Zavaleta Chuquipa died in the hospital on Wednesday, Feb. 25, after undergoing brain surgery 10 days after the incident, which took place at a school in Los Angeles, PEOPLE previously reported.

The sixth grader experienced severe headaches, but was sent home when she visited the hospital. Days later, she returned after she collapsed following a brain hemorrhage…

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