Sint Maarten : Student stabs another

On Tuesday January 12th at approximately 01.15 p.m. several police patrols was sent by the Central Police Dispatch to the L.B. Scot road between the Milton Peters Collage and the Sint Maarten Academy P.S.V.E. to investigate a stabbing.

On the scene the investigating officers the 17 year old victim who had two superficial stab wounds to his upper chest from which he was bleeding. The suspect had already fled the scene in the direction of Milton Peters College.

The victim was attended to by the paramedics and then taken to the Sint Maarten Medical Center for further treatment. The 17 year old suspect with the initials D.W. was located shortly after in the vicinity of the Milton Peters College.

During a search of the suspect the knife that was used in the stabbing was found along with 24 small plastic bags each containing a small amount of marihuana prepared for distribution.

The suspect was arrested on the spot. The knife and drugs were confiscated for further investigation.