Five men beat, rob schoolboy

FIVE young men beat a 15-year-old schoolboy with a piece of wood, after school hours on Monday before robbing him of $50. According to police reports, around 2.30 pm, the Form Four pupil of Carapichaima Senior Compreh-ensive school was walking along McLeod Street when he was accosted by the men. One of the men, armed with a piece of wood, beat the teen and relieved him of $50. The five then ran off. A report was made to the Freeport police and the injured schoolboy was taken to the Chaguanas Health Centre where he was treated and discharged. PC Persad of the Freeport police is continuing investigations.