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FRIDAY,
APRIL 04, 2014
VOLUME 108, No.13
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DEVORN NEEDS URGENT MEDICAL ATTENTION
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Devorn Samuel is watched over daily by his mother Mishka Samuel.
by HAYDN HUGGINS A MALE SECOND FORM student of the Dr. JP Eustace Memorial Secondary School needs urgent medical attention, following a stabbing incident last week Wednesday, March 26.
Up to press time Wednesday, 15year-old Devorn Samuel of Green Hill, Kingstown, was warded at the Milton Cato Memorial Hospital with his right side paralysed, as a result of the incident which occurred around 3:30 p.m. in the ‘Bloc 2000’ area at Old
Montrose, Kingstown. Devorn received two stab wounds, one to his head and the other to his neck, allegedly inflicted by students from other schools. Devorn’s mother, Mishka Samuel, told THE VINCENTIAN on Tuesday,
April 1 that a doctor who dealt with her son informed her that the object used to stab the youngster touched his spinal chord, resulting in the paralysis. Continued on page 3
Students charged with attempted murder THREE MALE SECONDARY school students are in custody awaiting bail review after being charged jointly with the attempted murder of a student from another secondar school. Issiah Spencer, 16, of the Bishop’s College Kingstown, Urlando Rock, 17, of the Campden Park Secondary School, and a 15-year-old from another secondary school, all of Green Hill, have been charged jointly with the attempted murder of Devorn Samuel, 15, of the same address. Samuel received two stab wounds, one to his head and the other to the neck and his right side is said to be
paralysed. The incident reportedly occurred in the ‘Bloc 2000’ area, Old Montrose, Kingstown around 3:30 p.m. last week Wednesday, March 26. Spencer appeared before Magistrate Rechanne Browne-Mathias at the Kingstown Magistrate’s Court on Monday and was not required to plea. Prosecutor John Ballah, attached to the office of the Director of Public Prosecutions, objected to bail, stating that the victim was warded at the Milton Cato Memorial Hospital in critical condition. He was remanded until Monday, April 7, for bail review.
Issiah Spencer ( left) and Urlando Rock and another student (a minor) face a joint charge of attempted murder of Devorn Samuel. Rock and the 15-year-old appeared at the Family Court on Wednesday and were also not called upon to plea. Prosecutor Inspector Nigel Butcher
objected to bail on similar grounds and the students were also remanded pending bail review. (HH)