Georgetown– Police have taken a number of youngsters into custody after they allegedly severely beat 17 year old Leon Benjamin of Hope Secondary School, leaving him hospitalised. According to reports from fellow students the injured lad got into a fight following a dispute over two girls. What was unfortunate according to his enraged parents was the fact that persons stood idly by while he was being mercilessly beaten and thrown into a trench and left to drown. It was only when an alarm was raised someone jumped in to save the lad. He suffered severe head injuries after severe blows with a piece of wood.
