Carisa Lee
Acting Senior Superintendent of the Central Division Michael Pierre says there is no need for the United States to intervene in the investigation into the school fight involving one of its citizens.
"The inquiry is ongoing and progress is being made," Pierre said.
Last week, the student's mother Vidya Lal said after she reported the incident to the US Embassy, she received an email stating that they will act in two weeks based on where the police had reached with their inquiries.
The 16-year-old student was attacked and assaulted by a group of students outside the school on October 17.
Maxi taxi driver Varindra Singh, who tried to defend the boy, was also severely beaten. He was not able to complete his statement last week but Pierre said that has since been completed.
A screengrab of maxi taxi driver Varindra Singh after he was beaten by students of the Carapichaima East and West Secondary Schools on Monday.
Video footage of the incident was circulated on social media and showed the brutality of the attack by students from both Carapichaima East and West schools, who stamped and kicked both victims.
Both victims are at home recovering after they were hospitalised with injuries to their ribs, faces, and jaws.
In a response to Guardian Media the Embassy wrote, it is prohibited by the Privacy Act from disclosing information about US citizens. But it said the most important mission is protecting the health and safety of US citizens overseas.
Well according to International Relations expert Professor Andy Knight, if the young man is indeed a US citizen, then there is a lot the US embassy can do.
But it will be careful not to act if there TT government and its law enforcement are already assisting the child.
He said if the form four student needs financial assistance for medical care or funds to pay for travel out of Trinidad and Tobago back to the US they can assist.
Also, if local law enforcement officials are unable to identify the individuals responsible for the teen's injuries, the embassy can bring in outside law enforcement to assist.
Professor Knight said the embassy will respect the national jurisdiction on these matters and most likely work in tandem with local police and judicial systems.
The mother said all she wants is justice for her son and Singh.
