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ARMED MEN INVADE MEADOWBROOK HIGH
Teacher stabbed, four students robbed
BY COREY ROBINSON Observer staff reporter robinsonc@jamaicaobserver.com
Friday, March 19, 2010
A teacher was stabbed and injured yesterday and four students robbed by armed men who barged onto the compound of Meadowbrook High School in St Andrew about midday.
Police said last night that the injured staff member, said to be a physical education teacher, was in a serious but stable condition.
Four male students who were identified by the police as victims of yesterday's robbery at Meadowbrook High School in St Andrew, are being carried off to the Constant Spring Police Station to record their statements. (Photo: Bryan Cummings)
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According to a female student four men, wielding knives and machetes, climbed over a section of the rear perimeter fence, entered a Grade 11 classroom and demanded that the students hand over their valuables.
"They just went into the classroom and start demanding that the students give them their money and things just like that. Everybody frightened, everybody 'fraid for their lives," she said.
"Them run out with about two laptops, a computer game and some flash drives and other things," continued the student.
The teacher, the student told the Observer, was stabbed after he made an effort to prevent one of the bandits from escaping. The thief, however, was grabbed by other staff members and was later handed over to the police.
The police confirmed that the man was handed over to them but did not give details.
Students stormed out of their classes into the schoolyard following the incident. Some openly expressed feelings of insecurity, disappointment and anger, as they waited to be dismissed for the day.
Four male students who were later identified by police as victims of the robbery, were taken in a service truck to the Constant Spring Police Station, where they were expected to make a formal report.
Panicked parents, including reggae singer Luciano, turned up at the school gate to get their children. Some of the parents got involved in verbal clashes with security guards, who insisted that they had to be patient in getting their children.
Winsome Reid, principal of the institution, declined to speak with reporters yesterday, but according to some students the incident could be related to an ongoing rivalry between students of Meadowbrook and another school.
"We cannot confirm that, but that is one of the reports made to us. Once a report is made the police have no choice but to investigate it," said Deputy Superintendent Altermoth 'Parra' Campbell, anti-crime boss for the St Andrew North Division.
Teacher stabbed, four students robbed
BY COREY ROBINSON Observer staff reporter robinsonc@jamaicaobserver.com
Friday, March 19, 2010
A teacher was stabbed and injured yesterday and four students robbed by armed men who barged onto the compound of Meadowbrook High School in St Andrew about midday.
Police said last night that the injured staff member, said to be a physical education teacher, was in a serious but stable condition.
Four male students who were identified by the police as victims of yesterday's robbery at Meadowbrook High School in St Andrew, are being carried off to the Constant Spring Police Station to record their statements. (Photo: Bryan Cummings)
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According to a female student four men, wielding knives and machetes, climbed over a section of the rear perimeter fence, entered a Grade 11 classroom and demanded that the students hand over their valuables.
"They just went into the classroom and start demanding that the students give them their money and things just like that. Everybody frightened, everybody 'fraid for their lives," she said.
"Them run out with about two laptops, a computer game and some flash drives and other things," continued the student.
The teacher, the student told the Observer, was stabbed after he made an effort to prevent one of the bandits from escaping. The thief, however, was grabbed by other staff members and was later handed over to the police.
The police confirmed that the man was handed over to them but did not give details.
Students stormed out of their classes into the schoolyard following the incident. Some openly expressed feelings of insecurity, disappointment and anger, as they waited to be dismissed for the day.
Four male students who were later identified by police as victims of the robbery, were taken in a service truck to the Constant Spring Police Station, where they were expected to make a formal report.
Panicked parents, including reggae singer Luciano, turned up at the school gate to get their children. Some of the parents got involved in verbal clashes with security guards, who insisted that they had to be patient in getting their children.
Winsome Reid, principal of the institution, declined to speak with reporters yesterday, but according to some students the incident could be related to an ongoing rivalry between students of Meadowbrook and another school.
"We cannot confirm that, but that is one of the reports made to us. Once a report is made the police have no choice but to investigate it," said Deputy Superintendent Altermoth 'Parra' Campbell, anti-crime boss for the St Andrew North Division.
b4 he was duly handed over.
(Note to self ... don't cross Mdmex!)
.. then Mosiah ago tell that you're on the ground!
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