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…