Nov 29, 2009
High School Student Gets 9 Months For Stabbing Teacher
An 18 year old male student of the Maud McLeod High School in Darliston (Westmoreland), pleaded guilty to a charge of unlawful wounding when he appeared before the Whithorn Criminal Court in Westmoreland recently. He was accused of stabbing a teacher during an altercation at the school in June of this year, and following his guilty plea, he was sentenced to nine months in prison at hard labour.
The Court heard evidence that the school boy and his electrical technology teacher had a squabble while class was in progress. The accused reportedly began throwing stones at the teacher, who left the classroom to report the matter to the principal. While on his way to the principal’s office, the teacher was reportedly attached by the accused who stabbed him several times with a knife, resulting in wounds to the neck, abdomen, and hands. Additionally, his liver and spleen were injured, resulting in him being hospitalized.
A report was made to the police, and the student arrested.