Schoolboy denied bail in stabbing case

Elizabeth Solomon, left, sits with her 15-year-old son Shaquille Ramsay at their home after he was stabbed in the chest by another teen at the Trinity East College last month.
Elizabeth Solomon, left, sits with her 15-year-old son Shaquille Ramsay at their home after he was stabbed in the chest by another teen at the Trinity East College last month.

UPDATE:

A 16-year-old student of Trinity College East (TCE) appeared before the Children’s Court in St Clair last Wednesday to face charges of assault after he allegedly stabbed Shaquille Ramsay, 15 in the chest after he was robbed of his cellphone on the college grounds last month.

He was denied bail and remains in custody until the matter resumes next week Monday.

Newsday spoke yesterday to Ramsay’s mother Elizabeth Solomon.

who said her son had to be taken to the Eric Williams Medical Sciences Complex (EWMSC) last Friday after he complained of pain and swelling from his stab wound. She said while he has been treated and is on the road to recovery, she is still very concerned over his physical and mental well-being and said since he has been discharged from the hospital, he has not been able to return to school and she has been unable to work.

“I’m not sleeping, I’m not eating. I haven’t been able to go back out to work.

We’re currently receiving counselling for what happened. Right now we’re all just trying to move on,” Solomon said.

According to reports, Ramsey was headed to his Junior Achievers class at TCE, Trincity Central Road when he was robbed of his cellphone and stabbed in the chest.

ORIGINAL STORY:

A 16-year-old student of Trinity College East (TCE) appeared before the Children's Court in St Clair, last Wednesday to face an assault charge after he is alleged to have stabbed Shaquille Ramsay, 15, in the chest during a robbery on the college grounds last month.

According to reports, the teen was denied bail and remains in custody until the matter resumes next week Monday.

Newsday spoke to Ramsay's mother Elizabeth Solomon this afternoon who said her son had to be taken to the Eric Williams Medical Sciences Complex (EWMSC) last Friday after he complained of pain and swelling from his stab wound.

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