A young 14-year old girl took her own life after viciously being attacked by four New Jersey teenage girls.
Adrian Kuch has sadly ended her life after the relentless assault and her family is devastated.
According to Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer, one of the girls was charged with aggravated assault, another with harassment, and two others with conspiracy to commit aggravated assault.
“Each juvenile and their guardian was served with a copy of their complaint and are released pending future court appearances,” Billhimer said.
Though the students’ names have not been released, they are likely the four girls who were previously suspended from the high school and charged with much lower crimes.
Three of the girls were originally slapped with third-degree felony assault and a fourth was charged with disorderly conduct.
The group of girls was filmed on video ruthlessly attacking Adriana in their Central Regional High School hallway as she was walking with her boyfriend on Feb. 1.
Her assailants threw a drink at Adriana, kicked and punched her, and dragged her down the hallway. They pushed her into lockers, pulled her hair, and hit her with a 20-ounce water bottle as onlookers laughed.
“That’s what you get, you stupid a– b—h!” one person can be heard yelling in the 20-second clip.
Adriana’s father spoke out against the crime towards his daughter, “One of the girls had the nerve to even taunt my daughter by sending her a text mocking her for being covered in dripping blood and getting her a–whooped.”
After the assault, Adriana couldn’t cope with they emotional and physical damage that was done to her, and she sadly ended her own life inside a closet in her Berkeley Township home hours after the message was delivered.
“They used the video to continue to harass and intimidate her and make fun of her,” Michael Kuch added. “I believe my daughter’s suicide was fueled by the brutal bullying done by these girls. They continued to still bully my daughter even after she took her own life. They posted disrespectful Snapchat posts over the last few days.”
Other parents have claimed that bullying is a pervasive issue at Central Regional High School. One parent, who said her daughter was jumped by students despite looking toward staff for help, launched a Change.org petition to “Stop the Violence” at the school, and has garnered over 8,300 signatures.
More than 200 students protested outside the school Friday over the district’s alleged failure to act, the school did not call the police or ambulance after Adriana’s assault, despite her father’s claim that she blacked out and was covered in bruises.
