12-Year-Old Arrested in School Bullying Death

0:00It's April 3rd, Durham News Today starts now, AI-powered and ready. A 12-year-old got arrested for murder after a classmate died from a blow to the head with a metal water bottle at a Los Angeles school. This ties back to the February 25th death of 12-year-old Kimberly Zabaleta, Chukipa, at Resida Charter High School. Cops napped the suspect Thursday, but details state limited since both kids were juvenile. The incident went down February 17th in a school hallway. Kimberly stepped in to help her older sister during a bullying attack by a group of students. She got checked at Valley Presbyterian Hospital that day and went home, but three days later landed at UCLA Mattel Children's Hospital in a coma for. Emergency brain surgery to stop bleeding. Sadly, she didn't make it. Family members say the sisters face months of harassment and attacks at school. Their mom reported it all to officials, but nothing changed to protect them. Now the family's lawyer calls for full accountability.

1:01Not just from the one kid, but from adults who knew about the bullying and dropped the ball. The Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office is digging into the case before filing charges. The family filed a wrongful death claim against the Los Angeles Unified School District last month, and might eye the first hospital too. School district reps won't comment with litigation pending. This hits hard when you think about school safety nationwide. Another 12-year-old girl in Georgia died last month after a street fight near her bus. Stop. We need real fixes before more kids pay the price. Stay aware out there.