Four students are accused of assaulting a girl in the hallway of a school in New Jersey, who committed suicide a few days later.

Prosecutors said four students were charged with assaulting a classmate in the hallway of a New Jersey school, who killed herself a few days later.

One was charged with aggravated assault, another with stalking, and two with conspiracy to commit aggravated assault, Ocean County Attorney Bradley D. Billheimer said Friday.

Their names are not disclosed. NBC News generally does not name juveniles accused of a crime, even those charged as adults.

“Each juvenile and their guardian was given a copy of their complaint and released pending future court appearances,” Billheimer said.

The prosecutor’s statement is the latest development in the case that received nationwide attention after video of the Feb. 1 attack on Berkeley Central Regional High School was posted online.

Adriana Cooch, 14, was found dead at her Bayville home on February 3. Four students involved in the attack have been suspended, Central Regional School District superintendent Triantafyllos Parlapanides said.

Adriana’s father, Michael Kuch, said in posts on Facebook and NBC New York that several students attacked his daughter as she walked with her boyfriend in the hallway.

He posted on Facebook that a video of the fight had been posted online and tagged freshman Adriana. He said that he thought it was posted to “make fun of her on the internet”.

Adriana Kuch.
Adriana Kuch.Contributed By Michael Kuh

Cooch expressed outrage at the school’s handling of the incident, telling NBC New York that the police were never called, although Adriana passed out and had bruises on her body.

On Friday, Parlapanides told NBC News that police had been notified and that “teachers and security personnel” had intervened in the fight. He declined to provide further information about the students involved or the fight.

“This is a tragedy and our thoughts and prayers go out to the family,” Parlapanides said in an emailed statement.

The Berkeley Township Police Department did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

Cooch told NBC New York that his daughter and one of the girls had the problem “for a couple of years.”

“She threatened my daughter online,” he said.

He told the news station that he believed the bullying drove his daughter to suicide.

Students at the school held a rally in support of Adriana to protest the lack of response from the school.

“Adriana took her own life because no one at the school could help, care, or intervene,” sophomore Roman Vales told NBC in New York. “In fact, I would like to teach people who bully what they actually do and how it affects.”

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