Servol student in court

The teenager, a student of Servol in La Romaine, appeared in the San Fernando Magistrates’ Court before Gloria Jasmath and pleaded guilty to both offences.

Cpl Vinton Dinoo of the San Fernando Police Station laid the charges. The accused student lives in Claxton Bay. Court prosecutor Sgt Krishna Bedassie said that at about 3 pm on Wednesday, Cpl Dinoo was awaiting transportation to go home having completed duties at the police station.

While standing at the corner of Lord and Coffee Streets in San Fernando, he observed a group of female students, from various schools, fighting. With the assistance of civilians, the off-duty officer intervened to stop the fight. While doing so, the 16-year-old assaulted a Form Four pupil of La Romaine Secondary.

On being warned by Cpl Dinoo, the accused student cursed his mother.

Warned a second time by the officer about her conduct, the court heard, the accused student again cursed Cpl Dinoo’s mother, this time in a louder tone. She was arrested and taken to San Fernando Police Station where the charges were laid.

She was also granted station ownbail and her parent contacted.

Attorney Cedric Neptune who held for attorney Marissa Bubb in the matter, said that the accused student lives with her father, who was present at the hearing.

The magistrate ordered a Probation Officer’s report and adjourned the case to March 23 for sentencing.