Cops probe incident in city square
Chad Bryan, Staff Reporter
A fight between a schoolgirl and a vendor, whose child was slapped repeatedly in the face in Sam Sharpe Square, Montego Bay, has left the vendor seriously injured.
A three-minute video of the incident, which has gained traction on Facebook, shows the vendor and the schoolgirl having a heated argument over why the student hit the woman's child.
The video was posted on February 17 and it is unclear how recent the fight was.
"Weh you box him fah if him even do nothing?" The vendor asked. The student in full view of the camera then stated, "mi never box him." Prompting the child, who is a female and who appears to attend an early childhood institution, to state, "you box mi three times."
The mother then demanded to know what her child did that would warrant her being slapped in the face three times, to which another schoolgirl said there was an incident involving the child's lunch pan.
After this exchange, the irate mother then pushed the schoolgirl in the face leading to both of them wrestling in the square, commonly referred to as 'Parade', in front of a number of persons who had gathered. Several blows were then exchanged between the vendor and the student.
After a few seconds, the vendor was seen wiping blood pouring from her face, which ended the scuffle.
Persons could be heard telling the woman to go to hospital.
The Barnett Street police confirmed the incident.
No charges have been laid against the student as interviews are still ongoing and the student, who is a minor, has to be interviewed in the presence of a parent or guardian.
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