The father of a 14-year-old New Jersey girl who took her own life earlier this month after a bullying incident denied that racism had a role in the attack.
Adriana Kuch was found dead at her home on February 3, a couple of days after a video of girls assaulting her in the hallway of a Berkley Township high school emerged online.
“Adriana was beautiful and she loved everyone, she did not care about race. The world would be a better place if everyone was as colorblind as she was,” Michael Kuch said responding to speculations.
He shared a comment from an Instagram user questioning why Black people were protesting Adriana's beatdown and death even though she was White.
“People are sending me garbage like this, I am not here to make it about race,” the father added.
The grieving dad told local news outlets that Adriana had never been involved in violence before when she was attacked with a water bottle and insulted as she walked in the hallway with her boyfriend at Central Regional High School.
“Getting hit with a water bottle didn't hurt Adriana, what hurt her was the embarrassment and humiliation; they just kept coming at her,” he added.
