Rhondor Dowlat
Senior Reporter
rhondor.dowlat@guardian.co.tt
An altercation over a vaping device led to Monday’s stabbing of a St Mary’s College student.
This was revealed following police inquiries into the incident at the Port-of-Spain school.
The 14-year-old, of East Grove, Valsayn, was stabbed three times—twice in the upper stomach and once in the left arm.
Police said around 12.45 pm, the teenager and another student of a higher form had an altercation over the device. The suspect fled after stabbing the Form Three student.
Meanwhile, president of the T&T Unified Teachers' Association Martin Lum Kin has condemned the attack. “We will always condemn any form of violence and indiscipline, especially when it comes to the use of a weapon,” Lum Kin said.
He said children should be equipped to deal with conflict resolution.
Lum Kin said he hopes that a thorough investigation is done by the police and that the necessary course of action is taken.