A bullied teenager has been stabbed to death at a Dunkin' Donuts after standing up to her tormentors by pepper spraying them.
Valaree Megan Schwab, 16, died in hospital after being attacked which occurred at 12.30pm in New Rochelle,
New York, on January 10.
Z'Inah Brown, 16, has been arrested for her death. She allegedly used a steak knife to stab Valaree twice in the upper torso.
Students at the pair's high school told
ABC News Schwab was being bullied by Brown and others at the Dunkin' Donuts.
There were five or six teenagers in the group that ganged up on Valaree which included both boys and girls, police said.
Schwab tried to fight them off with pepper spray after being harassed by them on the 10-minute walk down which ended at the Dunkin' Donuts.
None of the other teenagers present have been identified. It is not clear how long they had allegedly been bullying Valaree.
After the attack, Z'Inah fled the scene, leaving Valaree behind.
She was taken to hospital in the Bronx but was later pronounced dead.
Classmates have since described Valaree as a 'unique' student who 'spoke her mind'.
Brown was charged with second degree murder after turning herself in a day after the attack last week.
Her mother was in court for her arraignment last week but gave no comment as she left.
School staff say they are 'saddened' by the teenager's death.
'The City School District of New Rochelle is saddened by the incident on North Avenue today in which a New Rochelle High School student was stabbed.
'The student was not in school today and the incident did not happen on school grounds.
'New Rochelle High School and School District officials are cooperating fully with the New Rochelle Police Department in this matter.
It is not known if the bullying was ever reported to staff. Valaree's grieving family has not commented on her death.