Staff Writer – Latoya Wakefield
A grade six student, Shyheim Lewis, was fatally stabbed by his classmate shortly after break in the morning on March 30th at his primary school known as Barrett Town All Age School.
Photo courtesy www.jamaicaobserver.com
According to www.jamaicaobserver.com, It was alleged that about 10:30 am a fight broke out between Lewis and one of his classmates. The cause of this fight was a seat. Said classmate produced a knife and stabbed Lewis in the neck. Lewis who was at that point injured reportedly ran downstairs and collapsed. It was said that Lewis died at the hospital.
It was alleged that the teachers did not bring Lewis to the hospital because they didn’t want their vehicles to be blood-stained. According to the observer, the mother stated:
“…Dem cut him and teachers say dem don’t want dem car to blood up, so dem allow the child to bleed to death,” the mother alleged. “When wi go over deh, di pickney dem a bawl, and di teacher dem [just] stand up so,” claimed the grieving mother.
However, on April 1st, the Jamaica Gleaner reported that Jamaica Teacher Association after investigations in such matter, there was no evidence that the teachers were negligent in attending to the injured boy and it was the principal who transported him to the hospital.
The child’s alleged killer was taken into custody by the Barrett Town police.
