Khimberly Zavaleta Chuquipa, 12, was struck in the head with a metal water bottle during an alleged bullying incident at Reseda Charter High. She was hospitalized days later and underwent emergency brain surgery, followed by a medically induced coma before dying. The Los Angeles Police Department arrested a juvenile suspect in connection with her death. The L.A. County medical examiner later determined the death was not homicide and instead resulted from natural causes. The examiner cited a spontaneous rupture of blood vessels in the brain caused by an underlying condition. Khimberly was found to have a cerebral arteriovenous malformation, a rare congenital clustering of fragile, high-pressure vessels prone to spontaneous rupture, especially in the brain region involved.
"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."
"However, on Tuesday the L.A. County medical examiner ruled that Khimberly's death was not a homicide but a result of natural causes. The medical examiner cited a "spontaneous rupture" of blood vessels in the brain caused by an underlying medical condition. Khimberly had a cerebral arteriovenous malformation, according to the M.E."
""Arteriovenous malformations (AVM) are an assembly of fragile, tangled, high-pressure blood vessels that are prone to spontaneously rupturing, especially when located in the region of the brain as discovered in Khimberly," Dr. Odey Ukpo, chief medical examiner, said in a stateme"
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