JavaScript is disabled in your web browser or browser is too old to support JavaScript. Today almost all web pages contain JavaScript, a scripting programming language that runs on visitor's web browser. It makes web pages functional for specific purposes and if disabled for some reason, the content or the functionality of the web page can be limited or unavailable.

Wednesday, July 30, 2025

School violence at Presentation College: One stabbed and another slits wrist

by

20140204

Two stu­dents of Pre­sen­ta­tion Col­lege, San Fer­nan­do, were tak­en to hos­pi­tal yes­ter­day af­ter both were wound­ed dur­ing a bul­ly­ing in­ci­dent on the school's com­pound.Ac­cord­ing to re­ports, a 14-year-old-year-old stu­dent from Gas­par­il­lo up to last night was ward­ed in a se­ri­ous con­di­tion at the San Fer­nan­do Gen­er­al Hos­pi­tal, await­ing surgery.School sources said the in­ci­dent took place in view of oth­er stu­dents at the school's Carib Street com­pound, who were record­ing it on their cell­phones. Some were in­cit­ing the vi­o­lence while oth­ers were shout­ing: "Don't kill him."Po­lice said that short­ly af­ter 7 am, both stu­dents were in­volved in an ar­gu­ment at the school bas­ket­ball court where the 14-year-old stu­dent ac­cused the 15-year-old stu­dent of plac­ing a cock­roach in his school bag last Fri­day, know­ing that he has a pho­bia for the in­sect.

The younger stu­dent al­leged­ly had a blade and at­tacked the 15-year-old, cut­ting him on the right side of his back and chest. Af­ter see­ing the blood, he be­came fright­ened and slit his own wrist, fore­arms and the side of his neck, po­lice said.A re­lease from the me­dia re­la­tions of­fi­cer of the Catholic Me­dia Ser­vices Ltd Ver­non Khelawan, said both stu­dents re­mained hos­pi­talised.

He said: "Ac­cord­ing to act­ing school prin­ci­pal Dex­ter Mitchell, a Form Four stu­dent was brought to him suf­fer­ing from what ap­peared to be stab wounds."He was tak­en im­me­di­ate­ly to the San Fer­nan­do Gen­er­al Hos­pi­tal where it was as­cer­tained that he sus­tained a stab wound to the back and a su­per­fi­cial wound to the chest. The stu­dent iden­ti­fied an­oth­er stu­dent as re­spon­si­ble for his in­juries.

"The oth­er stu­dent was found at the back of the school's bas­ket­ball court bleed­ing from an ap­par­ent self-in­flict­ed wound. He was al­so rushed to the hos­pi­tal and was sched­uled for surgery to close the wound, which led to him los­ing a great deal of blood."Mon­sign­or Chris­t­ian Pereira, parish priest and chap­lain of the col­lege, has vis­it­ed the school and coun­selling ses­sions have been held for stu­dents and staff."The stab­bing come sev­en months af­ter Ch­agua­nas teenag­er Re­nal­do Dixon was stabbed to death by an­oth­er stu­dent at the Wa­ter­loo Sec­ondary School.

Snr Supt Ce­cil San­tana and San Fer­nan­do Po­lice are con­tin­u­ing in­ves­ti­ga­tions.


Related articles

Sponsored

Weather

PORT OF SPAIN WEATHER

Sponsored

Today's
Guardian

Publications

Father Anthony Abraham, centre, alongside Jesus Explosion coordinator Leslie Taylor-Gouveia, left, Kerry Ragoobarsingh and Father Ian Taylor, right, pray over the congregation during Jesus Explosion 23 at the Cheryl F Greaves Auditorium, Bishop Anstey High School East, Trincity, on July 19.

Father Anthony Abraham, centre, alongside Jesus Explosion coordinator Leslie Taylor-Gouveia, left, Kerry Ragoobarsingh and Father Ian Taylor, right, pray over the congregation during Jesus Explosion 23 at the Cheryl F Greaves Auditorium, Bishop Anstey High School East, Trincity, on July 19.

Father Anthony Abraham, centre, alongside Jesus Explosion coordinator Leslie Taylor-Gouveia, left, Kerry Ragoobarsingh and Father Ian Taylor, right, pray over the congregation during Jesus Explosion 23 at the Cheryl F Greaves Auditorium, Bishop Anstey High School East, Trincity, on July 19.

Father Anthony Abraham, centre, alongside Jesus Explosion coordinator Leslie Taylor-Gouveia, left, Kerry Ragoobarsingh and Father Ian Taylor, right, pray over the congregation during Jesus Explosion 23 at the Cheryl F Greaves Auditorium, Bishop Anstey High School East, Trincity, on July 19.

Jesus Explosion 23: Visiting priest feeds RC faithful

20 hours ago
Minister of Rural Development and Local Government Khadijah Ameen, right, presents Israel Khan, SC, with the Aneal Rajah Windball Cricket League Street Recognition Award while Rajah congratulates him during a ceremony at the St Augustine South Recreation Ground two Sundays ago.

Minister of Rural Development and Local Government Khadijah Ameen, right, presents Israel Khan, SC, with the Aneal Rajah Windball Cricket League Street Recognition Award while Rajah congratulates him during a ceremony at the St Augustine South Recreation Ground two Sundays ago.

Courtesy Aneal Rajah Windball Cricket League

Minister of Rural Development and Local Government Khadijah Ameen, right, presents Israel Khan, SC, with the Aneal Rajah Windball Cricket League Street Recognition Award while Rajah congratulates him during a ceremony at the St Augustine South Recreation Ground two Sundays ago.

Minister of Rural Development and Local Government Khadijah Ameen, right, presents Israel Khan, SC, with the Aneal Rajah Windball Cricket League Street Recognition Award while Rajah congratulates him during a ceremony at the St Augustine South Recreation Ground two Sundays ago.

Courtesy Aneal Rajah Windball Cricket League

Israel Khan honoured by community cricket league

20 hours ago
SSCasa chairman Eudaine Garcia meets Guyana President Irfaan Ali

SSCasa chairman Eudaine Garcia meets Guyana President Irfaan Ali

SSCasa chairman Eudaine Garcia meets Guyana President Irfaan Ali

SSCasa chairman Eudaine Garcia meets Guyana President Irfaan Ali

SSCasa steps up Caricom collaboration after summit

Yesterday
Then acting Minister of Foreign and Caricom Affairs Barry Padarath, right, toasts with Argentina Ambassador Gustavo Martinez Pandiani during the Argentine National Day function at the Renassaince Club Room, The Renaissance at Shorelands, on July 9.

Then acting Minister of Foreign and Caricom Affairs Barry Padarath, right, toasts with Argentina Ambassador Gustavo Martinez Pandiani during the Argentine National Day function at the Renassaince Club Room, The Renaissance at Shorelands, on July 9.

ANISTO ALVES

Then acting Minister of Foreign and Caricom Affairs Barry Padarath, right, toasts with Argentina Ambassador Gustavo Martinez Pandiani during the Argentine National Day function at the Renassaince Club Room, The Renaissance at Shorelands, on July 9.

Then acting Minister of Foreign and Caricom Affairs Barry Padarath, right, toasts with Argentina Ambassador Gustavo Martinez Pandiani during the Argentine National Day function at the Renassaince Club Room, The Renaissance at Shorelands, on July 9.

ANISTO ALVES

Argentina wants to export world-famous beef to T&T

Yesterday