'I'm not ready to go': Last words of girl, 17, 'stabbed to death by boyfriend who was arrested days earlier for making threats'

Abraham Lopez, 18, 'fatally stabbed' Cindi Santana, 17

'Punched her and pushed her over after argument'

Police would not confirm whether threats were to Cindi



Also 'caused bomb scare at hospital where she died'



The 18-year-old accused of fatally stabbing his ex-girlfriend to death at their high school had been arrested just days before the brutal attack for allegedly making criminal threats.

Abraham Lopez, 18, repeatedly stabbed Cindi Santana, 17, at South East High School in South Gate, California, during a lunchtime fight after punching her and pushing her to the ground.



She died in hospital hours later.

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CBS reported that Lopez was arrested on September 25 but was bailed out two days later.

It was unclear whether or not this arrest was in connection with his ex-girlfriend.

After he allegedly stabbed Cindi Santana, he caused a hospital bomb scare by saying he had hidden explosive devices there.

Shock: Friend Danielle Mendoza was with Cindi when she died and said she told her she 'wasn't ready to go'

Investigators thought he could have planted explosives in the vehicle of the girl's family - parked in a garage at the hospital where she died.

The hospital was briefly locked down on Friday night while a sheriff's bomb squad searched the car but they found nothing, Los Angeles Unified School District police chief Steve Zipperman said.



Friends and classmates of the 17-year-old senior gathered at the school on Saturday evening, where a memorial was growing.

A friend of Cindi's, Danielle Mendoza, who was with her when she died, told CBS: 'I was telling her just "close your eyes and pray with me". She was just like, "I’m not ready to go", and she was crying.



'She was saying that "it hurts so much" and he was basically screaming out, "I loved you".'

He stabbed her several times before being subdued by a school official, policeman and a student, who all suffered minor injuries, authorities said.

Chief Zipperman said a school dean tried to intervene and realised Lopez had a knife.

Fear: School police officers wait with parents who came to pick up their children during a lockdown after the stabbing at South East High School on Friday

Response: Lopez allegedly began arguing with her during a lunch break - and later caused a bomb scare by saying he had hidden explosive devices

He was also injured.

Lopez allegedly told detectives he had placed explosive devices in several places. Another team searched the family's home and found nothing.

The girl died at a hospital in Lynwood, California, after surgery. Lopez is in police custody and is expected to appear in court on Tuesday.

'I was telling her just "close your eyes and pray with me". She was just like, "I’m not ready to go", and she was crying' Friend Danielle Mendoza



‘This is our bread and butter, the safety and security of our students,’ Chief Zipperman told KCAL-TV.



‘It's difficult to understand if somebody gets stabbed, but then when we lose a student as a result of that, let's face it - there isn't anything worse.’

Lopez was taken to a hospital to ensure he was not injured during his arrest. He was being held on suspicion of murder on $1million bail.



Grief counsellors were made available to students at the school, Los Angeles Unified School District Superintendent John Deasy said.

School tragedy: South East High School in South Gate has about 3,000 students and is located about 15 miles south of Los Angeles, California

South East High School has about 3,000 students and is located about 15 miles south of Los Angeles, California.

‘I feel bad for the family and for all the friends,’ student Deisy Nava told ABC. ‘She's gone but never forgotten. I wish that wouldn't have happened.’

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