Brawl between students at Diamond was ‘gang-related’ – Police

…juvenile suspect interviewed

As the Guyana Police Force continues its probe into the daring attack on two students at Diamond on the East Bank of Demerara, leads are pointing to a gang-related grievance between two schools and not a robbery.
The male students – aged 15 and 16 – were attacked on Tuesday evening on Diamond Access Road, East Bank Demerara (EBD), allegedly by five juveniles.
On Thursday, Police informed that one of the juvenile suspects was interviewed by police in the presence of his father and is claiming the incident was not a robbery attack but rather ‘gang-related’.
According to the 15-year-old suspect, one of the two victims are allegedly a member of the TMF gang out of the Dolphin Secondary School. However, the 16-year-old victim is claiming that his attacker is a member of the ARK family gang out of the Carmel Secondary School.
One of the victims and his schoolmate – who is one of the juvenile suspects – had a heated argument a day prior to the incident.
According to investigations so far, the victims and suspects attend the two schools mentioned above and take ‘extra lesson classes’ near First Bridge, Golden Grove, East Bank Demerara. They were walking along the said roadway when they were pounced on.
The 16-year-old bore the brunt of the aggression since he was punched and stabbed multiple times with an ice pick. It was initially reported that the suspects snatched his Samsung S21 valued at $85,000. Simultaneously, the 15-year-old fell victim to the attackers, losing his iPhone 7 worth $68,000, his backpack, and $200.
The victims informed their parents and later reported the incident at the Golden Grove-Diamond Police Station about 20:45h.
“Efforts are being made to locate the other juveniles involved so as to get to the root cause of the problem. Investigations continue,” the GPF has positioned.
Choking incident
Meanwhile, the GPF has also been called in to probe another incident whereby a 15-year-old student of Friendship Secondary School on the East Bank of Demerara was ‘choked’ with a twine. It was reported that the child was rendered unconscious and had to be escorted to the Diamond Hospital for medical attention.
Ranks from Grove Police Station visited the school where the Deputy Head Mistress was contacted, and she stated that the school’s Welfare Department was investigating the matter. The Police are awaiting the school’s Welfare Officer report to proceed with the investigation.
In a separate incident, the Guyana Times reported that another incident unfolded on Wednesday at the Route 45 Bus Park, Stabroek whereby a student from the Richard Ishmael Secondary School fell victim to a merciless attack, enduring multiple stabbings with a pair of scissors. (G12)