Stabbing Suspect’s Death a Suicide, Coroner Rules
Katrina Eva Sarkissian, who allegedly stabbed a popular 15-year-old girl to death at a Westside party in November, killed herself the next day by taking a large dose of antidepressant tablets, the Los Angeles coroner’s office has concluded.
Deanna Maran, a sophomore honors student, attempted to stop Sarkissian’s younger half-sister from damaging items in the backyard.
The chastised girl called Sarkissian to complain. When Sarkissian, 17, arrived, another girl pinned Maran to the ground at the front of a Thayer Avenue house.
Authorities said Sarkissian pummeled Maran and then stabbed her.
The next day, Sarkissian was called in for questioning by police, but she collapsed, stopped breathing and died 3 1/2 hours later.
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