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Shaquille O'Neal Offers to Pay Funeral Expenses for 12-Year-Old Girl Who Died After Fight in Georgia
Shaquille O'Neal partners with local sheriffs to ease funeral costs for Jada West, a 12-year-old who died after a bus stop fight; family calls for stronger anti-bullying laws.
- On Tuesday, Shaquille O'Neal, NBA Hall of Famer and chief of community relations for the Henry County Sheriff's Office, said he will cover Jada West's funeral costs.
- At a bus stop on March 5, police say 12-year-old Jada West was involved in a fight and died at a hospital three days later, on March 8.
- O'Neal said 'This story touched my heart the moment I saw it in the media', while Henry County Sheriff Reginald B. Scandrett added, 'The loss of a child shakes every parent, every community member, and every one of us who serves the public'.
- Officials said the gesture allows the family to focus on honoring Jada while school counselors and psychologists support Mason Creek Middle School.
- Results of an autopsy have not been released, and investigators and Villa Rica Police Department are reviewing cellphone video of the fight as no charges have been filed yet.
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Shaquille O'Neal will pay for funeral of 12-year-old girl who died after fistfight near her bus stop
"No parent should ever have to bury their child, and if there is anything I can do to ease even a small part of that burden, then it is the right thing to do," said the basketball legend.Shaquille O'Neal in Hollywood, Florida in March 2022Credit: Manny Hernandez/GettyKey PointsShaquille O'Neal is paying for the funeral of 12-year-old Jada West, a middle school student who died after she collapsed following a fistfight after school."No parent sho…
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O’Neal offers to pay funeral expenses for 12-year-old girl
NBA legend Shaquille O’Neal has offered to cover the funeral expenses for 12-year-old Jayda West, who died following a violent school bus altercation in Douglas County.
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