A 15-year-old St. Thomas, Ont. scholar was arrested Tuesday after a violent altercation at an area highschool south of London.
At 11:30 a.m. ET, St. Thomas police responded to studies from college employees of violence between two people. One sufferer was taken to hospital and handled for minor accidents, police stated.
The 15-year-old was charged with assault. The id of the teenager is protected below the Youth Prison Justice Act.
Police stated the youth was taken to St. Thomas Police Service (STPS) headquarters and later launched on an endeavor with a future courtroom date.
The incident is the third occasion of highschool violence to happen in St. Thomas because the begin of the varsity 12 months.
On Sept. 6, police have been referred to as by the father or mother of a 16-year-old sufferer reporting that the teen had been assaulted on college property by a former acquaintance. The sufferer was handled for minor accidents and a concussion.
A 16-year-old was charged with one depend of assault.
St. Thomas police are additionally investigating an allege assault at an area highschool on Sept. 12. They have been made conscious of the alleged violence between two college students whereas on the college on an unrelated name for service, police stated.
STPS chief Marc Roskamp was unable to offer a direct assertion to CBC Information on the matter of college violence following Tuesday’s arrest, nonetheless, he reiterated his assist for the return of cops in faculties.
