JC student in viral assault video taken into police custody, another facing expulsion
KINGSTON, Jamaica — A Jamaica College student seen in a viral video violently boxing a classmate has been taken into custody by the police.
Observer Online sources say the schoolboy was arrested Monday morning while a second boy seen beating his schoolmate with a belt is now facing expulsion as he had already been in trouble for smoking on the school compound.
There is no official word yet from the school’s administration but sources say they have been in meetings all morning as public agitation increased over the disturbing video.
According to the sources, the boy seen using the belt to beat his colleague could also face criminal charges.
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— Renae Osbourne
