That would be a salient point in this story worthy of including in the article. It didn't say one way or the other.
If so, how do you prove that?
Why don't we just work with what is in the article? If additional information comes out in the future then opinions can be adjusted then.
“Why don’t we just work with what is in the article? If additional information comes out in the future then opinions can be adjusted then.”
There is more to the story.
The dead kid had some problems.
The live girl should have gone straight to the police.
The school should have called the police right away and not tried to handle it as a school matter.