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The case remains “open,” and the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner’s Office report did not elaborate on what caused the fatal head injury.
However, investigators have been looking into reports that the girl fell down a flight of stairs during a birthday party on March 9, when she was hospitalized, according to the LA Times.
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She was unconscious throughout her hospitalization, with doctors warning her family she had arrived in serious condition and had suffered a brain hemorrhage, the report said.
AN LAPD spokesperson told the paper officers received two calls in the case — first to report her falling at the party, and a second one the next day for a “lost juvenile found at a local hospital.”
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The department did not respond to follow-up questions on the circumstances, the LA Times said.
Shaylee’s mom, Maria Juarez, trashed the suggestion that her daughter’s death was tied to anything other than the brutal bullying she says was caught on camera.
The mom, originally from Guatemala, blames the school district for not protecting her daughter — noting the cruel irony that she chose to raise her kids as a single mom to protect them from abuse by her ex.
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“I didn’t know the enemy would be the school itself,” Juarez told the paper in Spanish.Juarez, a housekeeper and sole provider for her family, said she only learned about the March 5 fight after her daughter’s death.
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He offered condolences “to those who are impacted by this loss, including the student’s family, friends, and teachers.”
The following day, he sent another note to families about an incident in which “school staff intervened to break up a physical altercation between students,” according to the paper.
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Macias noted that additional cops would be providing patrols on campus “in an abundance of caution,” though it wasn’t immediately clear if the incident was related to Shaylee’s death.
Juarez said she’s speaking out for the sake of other parents’ children.
“This situation has been immensely painful, but I can’t stay quiet. I can’t stay quiet because other girls could experience the same thing,” she told the LA Times. “This has to stop.”
Carrillo said the family is working toward filing a lawsuit in the case.