Welfare officers, Police called in after student ‘choked’ by another with a twine

The mother of a 15-year-old student of Friendship Secondary School on the East Bank of Demerara made a report at the Grove Police Station on Wednesday, claiming that while at the school, a student came from behind and ‘choked’ her son with a twine.

Sergeant Jewan and ranks from Grove Police Station visited the school where Deputy Head Mistress Miss Harlequin was contacted, and she stated that the school’s Welfare Department was investigating the matter.

The child was escorted to the  Diamond Hospital, where he was seen and examined by a doctor, who issued a medical certificate per his findings.

The Police are awaiting the school’s Welfare Officer report to proceed with the investigation.