Californian girl beaten to death for walking in front of a camera: Woman, 23, killed outside nightclub 'because she accidentally interrupted a photo'

Kim Pham was left brain dead following the attack in Santa Ana, California, Saturday

Life support was switched off on Tuesday



She had been waiting outside a nightclub when she became involved in an argument with another girl, whose friends also turned on her

A friend said fight may have been over a spoiled photo



Police have arrested one woman on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon and causing great bodily harm



They are currently looking to speak to another two women and two men who they believe were involved



Cops have asked witnesses to hand over any cell phone footage



A 23-year-old student who died after she was brutally beaten outside a club in California may have sparked the savage attack by accidentally photo-bombing a group of people as they were trying to take a picture.



Kim Pham was declared brain dead in the wake of the Saturday morning incident in Santa Ana. On Tuesday, she was taken off life support and pronounced dead at 12.36pm.

A friend of the victim revealed that Pham was outside The Crosby club when she may have accidentally wandered in front of a camera as a group of partygoers posed for a snapshot.



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Killed over a photo? Kim Pham was knocked to the ground and savagely beaten by a group of men and women after a friend said she may have accidentally ruined their picture by walking in front of the camera



Plea: Posters put near the crime scene appealing for information about the tragic January incident

Disturbing: Police were quick to announce that they did not believe the attack was motivated by race, as the area has a large Vietnamese community that were concerned about a possible hate crime

A heated argument followed, which according to police, culminated with two men and three women beating Pham unconscious and leaving her for dead.



One female suspect in her 20s is police custody and has been booked for assault with a deadly weapon causing great bodily injury. Her identity has not been released.

The suspect has not been named, but is described as in her 20s and has been arrested for suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon and causing great bodily harm. She was identified thanks to video footage of the attack filmed by a bystander.

In her personal blog, titled: ‘These Are the 7 Biggest Fears That You Need To Avoid Having In Your Twenties’ on the website Elite Daily, Miss Pham calls on people her age to stop being fearful.

On the ‘Fear of Missing Out’, a rationale she said was ‘empty’, she wrote: ‘We all have this guilt that tells us we should be doing one thing when we choose to do another.

‘We may even choose to justify it by announcing it on Facebook or Twitter to receive likes and lighthearted comments that perhaps make us feel more at ease about being “out studying the babes instead of studying for a midterm.” Don’t be a fool. Attend to the things you need to do in order to grow a better you.’

She tells her contemporaries to stop worrying about ‘Not Being Invited to the party’, instead claiming that it is merely the universe’s way of ‘telling you that you’ve got more valuable things to be doing with your time’.



Brutal: A video that friends claimed showed the attack was shared on Facebook. It shows people trying to break up a fight in the street while someone is lying on the ground



On the scourge of social media, in the third part of her missive, ‘Fear That We Don’t Compare’, she wrote that spending hours stalking people online is pointless.

‘We are taught that with photos, we select the ones where smiles are fresh and forward — the good is often highlighted. As for your own life, don’t forget that sometimes the most beautiful lessons in life stem from the unconventional. The elevated focus on showing everyone how much of a superstar you are on social media is quite unnecessary.’

She explained that in ‘Fear of the Unknown, or What the Future Holds’: ‘The greatest harm we can do to ourselves is to not take the chance’.

Other ‘Fears’ she addresses include ‘Fear of Being Lonely’, ‘Fear of Rejection’ and ‘Fear of Getting Hurt’

‘Perhaps in our generation of self-promotion, egos yield a delicate tiptoe around the subject of getting hurt or being disappointed,’ she concludes. ‘However, we need to recognize that this fear should not paralyze us from feeling, living and loving.

‘If you are forthright in your own heart’s honest intent to love, you have nothing to worry about. Be bold, go forward, and love like hell.’



Scene: Investigators swarm the scene after the tragic fight ended in the death of Kim Pham in January after an ugly altercation outside a trendy nightclub

Violent Police say a fight broke out between Pham and another woman, whose friends then stepped in

Miss Pham was rushed to hospital following the attack and listed in extremely critical condition.



The 7 Biggest Fears That You Need To Avoid Having In Your Twenties by Kim Pham

1. Fear of Missing Out 2. Fear of Not Being Invited to the Party 3. Fear That We Don’t Compare 4. Fear of the Unknown, or What the Future Holds 5. Fear of Being Lonely 6. Fear of Rejection 7. Fear of Getting Hurt



Her family kept her on life support until they could donate her organs, according to the LA Times.

Her family only found out that she was an organ donor after she was admitted to hospital.

‘She would go out of her way to help others and never expect anything back from them’, her stepsister Lisa said. ‘That’s the kind of person she is.’

Police are offering a $5,000 reward for information leading to the arrests of four other suspects wanted in connection to the incident.

"The suspects were listed as two males and three females, Hispanic, between 20 and 25 years of age," Santa Ana Police Corporal Anthony Bertagna told KABC.

Authorities are appealing for witnesses to come forward with footage of the attack after receiving reports that club-goers had taken out their cell phones.

One video posted on Facebook claims to be from a friend of the victim, although authorities have not yet confirmed its veracity.

The 10-second clip shows a person lying on the floor as they are surrounded by a group of people. A guard can be seen attempting to separate the crowd as witnesses look on, horrified.



Memorial posters and flowers have been placed outside the club, and friends and relatives spread posters online pleading for information into the attack.

A donation page was also set up for the family, but Pham's sister later said that they did not want to receive donations and would be returning the money.

Anyone with any information is urged to call the Santa Ana Police Department at (714) 245-839. You can also call OC Crime Stoppers at (855) TIP-OCCS.

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