New Jersey girl, 14, takes her own life after video shows other girls beating her up

A 14-year-old New Jersey highschool pupil took her personal life after video was posted on-line of a gaggle of ladies attacking her — a suicide her father believes was fueled by longtime bullying.

Adriana Kuch, who attended Central Regional Excessive College in Berkeley Township, was discovered useless at house two days after the sickening Feb. 1 assault, police stated.

Alarming video confirmed a number of college students attacking the teenager, hitting her with a water bottle, as she walked along with her boyfriend in a faculty hallway, Patch reported.

Within the 20-second clip considered by the native information outlet, an individual is heard yelling: “That’s what you get, you silly a— b—!”

The assailants are seen punching, kicking and pulling Adriana’s hair, whereas others giggle and document the vicious assault, in accordance with ABC 7.

“They suppose it’s enjoyable to assault folks and take movies and put up them,” Adriana’s devastated dad Michael Kuch advised the station.

“Getting hit with a water bottle didn’t damage Adriana, what damage her was the embarrassment and humiliation, they simply saved coming at her,” he stated.

“My daughter truly blacks out they usually don’t name an ambulance, they take her to the nurse’s workplace,” Kuch advised ABC 7, including Adriana had “by no means been in a battle earlier than, she’s 98 kilos, 5-2 and she or he loves everyone.”

Three women have been charged with third-degree felony assault and a fourth was charged with disorderly conduct, Information 12 New Jersey reported.

Colleges Superintendent Triantafillos Parlapanides advised the information outlet police weren’t known as after the assault, citing faculty coverage.

“I don’t imagine a police report was executed. We usually simply droop. If a mother or father needs to press prices they will with the police,” he stated, including, “We’re not going to double-whammy a child the place they’re suspended after which police prices as nicely.”

Kuch was outraged on the faculty’s response, telling NBC New York: “A child is assaulted with a weapon and their coverage is to not name the police or file a report.”

On Fb, Kuch posted photographs of the assault.

“These 4 women deliberate and executed an assault. If you happen to watch the movies I’ve, they’re laughing whereas speaking about what they will do,” he wrote, including he “needed to take my daughter coated in blood to the native police station.”

“If the varsity contacted the police and filed a report and carried out an investigation, these movies might have been found instantly,” he wrote.

“I need all the world to know what these animals did to my daughter. I cannot sleep till their household has to observe them stand in entrance of a decide and plead responsible,” he added.

Kuch additionally demanded accountability from the Ocean County faculty district for harassment and bullying he says Adriana has suffered for a very long time.

On Wednesday, greater than 200 college students at Central Regional Excessive walked out of the school rooms in protest of the incident — demanding motion to what they described was a sample of bullying the district ignores, ABC 7 reported.

“Adriana took her personal life as a result of no person on the faculty was capable of assist or care or step in,” sophomore Roman Valez advised the station. “I’d truly like to show the individuals who bully what they’re truly doing and the way it impacts.”

The district talked about Adriana’s dying in a notice on its web site and stated disaster counselors had been accessible, however college students declare they weren’t made personally conscious of that.

“No one was purported to know Adriana killed herself,” pupil Lance Jones advised the outlet, including that phrase unfold concerning the tragedy.

College students and oldsters declare Adriana was not the one sufferer of bullying. Final April, a pupil was attacked within the faculty cafeteria, struggling an harm that left her unable to battle again, her mother beforehand advised Patch.

Others shared related accounts, claiming they or folks they knew had been bullied and the district did nothing about it.

The district posted a letter on its web site saying, partly, that “we absolutely perceive that college students, employees and the neighborhood are hurting for the lack of such a younger girl with a vibrant future.”

It stated a second of silence was held outdoors earlier than the scholars’ rally.

“To make sure the well being, security and well-being for all college students, there won’t be any rallies sooner or later with out prior administration approval in any other case motion can be taken in accordance with coverage,” it stated, including: “It’s time to begin the therapeutic course of and we wish to ship our ideas and prayers to the household.”

A web-based obituary for Adriana says the native of Toledo, Ohio, “adored all animals, she helped kids with particular wants, she liked jogging along with her brothers and was a real nature lover. Adriana additionally loved her walks within the woods, skateboarding, driving dune buggies and filth bikes.”

A wake was set for Friday on the Mastapeter Memorial House in Bayville; her funeral can be personal. 

The Submit reached out to Parlapanides, who was not instantly accessible.

In case you are scuffling with suicidal ideas or are experiencing a psychological well being disaster and dwell in New York Metropolis, you possibly can name 1-888-NYC-WELL totally free and confidential disaster counseling. If you happen to dwell outdoors the 5 boroughs, you possibly can dial the 24/7 Nationwide Suicide Prevention hotline at 988 or go to SuicidePreventionLifeline.org.