Two girls arrested for bullying a 12-year-old who then committed suicide intimidated their victim repeatedly, calling her names and at one point telling her to "drink bleach and die", police said.
Rebecca Sedwick climbed a tower at an abandoned concrete plant in central Florida and hurled herself to her death on September 9.
Katelyn Roman, 12, and Guadalupe Shaw, 14, are accused of repeatedly and maliciously harassing Rebecca between last December and February when all three went to Crystal Lake Middle School.
Even after Rebecca's death, Shaw continued to make comments about her online, even bragging about the bullying, said Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd.
Rebecca Sedwick took her own life last September "'Yes, I bullied Rebecca and she killed herself but I don't give a ...' and you can add the last word yourself," the sheriff said, quoting a Facebook post by the suspect.
Police said the bullying began after Shaw began dating a boy that Rebecca had been seeing.
A statement by the sheriff's office said: "Several students corroborated stories of both girls bullying Sedwick on different occasions, through name-calling, intimidation, threats to beat her up and at least one actual physical fight."
The witnesses said Shaw had had several arguments with Rebecca, both via Facebook and at school.
"Witnesses reported that Shaw sent messages to Rebecca, calling her ugly, telling her to drink bleach and die, and telling Rebecca that she should kill herself," the statement added.
Shaw tried to start fights with Rebecca on more than one occasion. She convinced Roman to stop being friends with Rebecca, and also instigated a fight between the two, according to the police.
When questioned by detectives, Roman admitted that she "bullied" Rebecca and she was sorry for doing it, police said.
The sheriff's office statement said the harassment "was likely a contributing factor in Rebecca's decision to commit suicide".
John Borgen, the boy who had dated both Rebecca and Shaw, said: "It shocked me, it made me mad. She should have just told somebody."
Sheriff Judd said officers were still investigating the girls and were trying to decide whether the parents should be charged.
"I'm aggravated that the parents aren't doing what parents should do," he said.
"Responsible parents take disciplinary action."
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