St. Martin News Network - College Students to Appear in Court for Assault.

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Marigot:--- A group consisting of four students from the College Mont des Accords will have to appear before the juvenile courts on November 22nd to answer charges of assault reported the Gendarmerie. According to a press release from the Gendarmerie, four students between the ages of 12 to 15 years inflicted bodily harm on another student inside the school's compound on October 13th.

The press release stated that the assault stemmed from a game in which the student (victim) was selected in class and was later brought to the group to be punished. The victim was kicked, punched and slapped about his body causing serious bodily harm. The press release further states that the victim was also under 15 and since the attack occurred on school premises and committed by a group of students the suspects will have to appear in juvenile courts.