Shaylee Mejia's mom slams cops who say teen died by falling down stairs at party and says she suffered 'multiple brain injuries' in bully beatings

The mother of Shaylee Mejia has hit out at police who claim her daughter died from injuries after falling downstairs, and not after being attacked in school. 

Shaylee Mejia, 16, collapsed just days after she was attacked inside a bathroom at Manual Arts High School in Los Angeles.

Video of the incident on March 5 shows the teenage girl having her hair dragged and hitting her head against a stall before she fell down. 

Mejia's mother Maria Juarez and her attorney Luis Carrillo told ABC7 that they believe her death to have stemmed as a result of the injury sustained in the fight.

Police have said they responded to an incident on March 9 where a person fell down a flight of stairs, but the two say Meija fainted as a result of the earlier fight and that there were no stairs. 

Shaylee Mejia, 16, collapsed just days after she was attacked inside a bathroom at Manual Arts High School in Los Angeles

Mejia's mother Maria Juarez and her attorney Luis Carrillo told ABC7 that they believe her death to have stemmed as a result of the injury sustained in the fight

Mejia (right) was at a party days after the attack when she collapsed and she rushed to the hospital. She never regained consciousness  

Juarez said her daughter complained about headaches for days but continued to attend school before she went to the party the following Saturday. 

Mejia suffered a hemorrhage due to brain injuries and collapsed while at the party. 

She was rushed to hospital but never regained consciousness and was pronounced dead on March 15. 

Juarez said her daughter complained about headaches for days but continued to attend school before she went to the party the following Saturday. 

Juarez, a single mother of two, told the outlet: ' [She was]very obedient, a very good daughter, a very good sister. I just ask for justice.

'Because when I arrived at the hospital, they told me she had multiple brain injuries.'

Mejia did not tell her mother about the fight because she didn't want her to worry or take time off from work.

The incident was captured on video by other students and it shows the young girl being viciously beaten while others stand and watch.

Mejia said her daughter was suffering from headaches in the days following the horrific attack but still went to school

The official cause of Mejia's death has not been determined and an investigation is ongoing. 

Juarez, a housekeeper and the family's sole provider, claimed her daughter was being bullied for months and school officials failed to stop it.

The teenager girl joined Manual Arts High around eight months ago when she moved into a new apartment with her mother and younger brother. 

After several months at the school, the mom said her daughter began coming home with bruises all over her body, which she thought was due to other fights.

Juarez took pictures of the injuries to show school officials and campus police but claims nothing was done about the issue. 

She added her daughter continued to be targeted by bullies and several attacks were captured on camera.

Manual Arts High School principal Alejandro Macias said: 'While this tragic incident took place outside of school hours and off campus, our heartfelt thoughts remain with those affected by this loss'

Manual Arts High School principal Alejandro Macias said: 'I am saddened to report the recent death of one of our students off campus.

'On behalf of our entire school community, I want to offer my deepest condolences to those who are impacted by this loss, including the student’s family, friends, and teachers.

'While this tragic incident took place outside of school hours and off campus, our heartfelt thoughts remain with those affected by this loss.'

Carrilo told the outlet: 'The beatings were not off campus, the beatings were in Manual Arts High School, where these in inept administrators did not protect her daughter.' 

Juarez and Carrilo are now awaiting the teenagers autopsy report. 

A GoFundMe page has been set up to help Mejia's family with the funeral costs. 

'We are trying to save money to help Shay’s mom with the funeral expenses anything helps please help us put Shaylee to rest her death was very tragic to many of us,' it read.