The 15-year-old student of the Linden Foundation Secondary School who was stabbed by one of her schoolmates during a fight two weeks ago remains hospitalised and is slowly recovering as the police investigation into the matter continues. Contacted yesterday afternoon, Commander of Region 10 Hugh Winter told Stabroek News that the alleged assailant in the matter has been reporting to the police every day.
He explained that once the investigation is completed, the file will be returned for legal advice which will determine the way forward in the matter.
The case file in the matter was previously dispatched to the Chambers of the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) but was returned to the police with a recommendation for further investigations to be conducted. Two sisters were initially arrested for questioning in relation to the matter. Winter had previously told Stabroek News that the younger of the two sisters was first released from police custody. A few days later, the older sister was released on bail.
The incident which had occurred on the afternoon of January 23rd in close vicinity to the school was captured on video which immediately went viral on social media.
In the video seen by Stabroek News, two female students were seen in a “fight” surrounded by a number of other students from the school.
A third student was later seen pulling the knife out of her bag and stabbing the now 15-year-old in her back.
The teen’s mother had previously related to Stabroek News that she was shown a video in which a male student took the hand of the other female student who fought with her daughter and slapped her daughter. This, she said was how the fight began. As a result of the incident, the teen sustained a broken rib and injuries to her stomach, lungs and spleen.
Her brother yesterday said that she is “coming around”.
The man related that the teen can now eat, speak and sit up on her own. He said she has also been moving around but not as normal.
