The teenager was taken to a hospital by the director of the secondary school and her mother, however they have not had more support from the school authorities. “There they abandoned us because the authorities of the school or any have no longer presented,” said Juan.
Fatima was a victim of bullying, according to her father, when she was beaten and also receiving insults through the Internet due to her taste for K-Pop and Korean culture. “They constantly harassed her, I went with the director and asked her to correct the students,” he said during the interview with Paola Rojas.
So far neither the Ministry of Public Education (SEP) nor Secretariat of Citizen Security or the Attorney General’s Office have informed about what happened.
However, the South Korean embassy spoke against the harassment of which Fatima was victim.
The official BTS fans group in Mexico regretted that school authorities did not support Fatima before being seriously injured. “What for her was an expression of identity, of enjoying the music she loves, became a reason for cruel teasing, aggressions and, unfortunately, a tragedy that today keeps her fighting for her life,” the fans group published.
The case of Fatima, a young high school student in Mexico City, is heartbreaking. Fatima was a victim of harassment and bullying due to her taste for the K-Pop. Despite having denounced the abuse, his voice was ignored by the school authorities. The situation reached a … pic.twitter.com/ptBPy1iWPJ
– BTS MEXICO (@BTSARMY_MXCO)
February 14, 2025
Also the Black Pink fans group in Mexico spoke to ask for justice for Fatima.
The Korean Cultural Center asked the authorities to act in cases of bullying. “We remind you that the K-POP values are for physical activation and that promotes the diversity, inclusion and healthy recreation of young people. We fail any physical, verbal, psychological or cybernetic aggression that young people suffer from their Korea hobbies, ”the center published.
