A 19-year-old has been arrested and charged in connection with last Tuesday’s invasion of Clare Hall Secondary School.
While the other person has not yet been apprehended, Gerard DeFreitas of Clare Hall was taken into custody after he was identified as the person who was wielding the golf club.
He has been charged with the offences of trespassing, assault and being armed with an offensive weapon.
Chief Magistrate Joanne Walsh remanded the teen to His Majesty’s Prison after accepting his plea of not guilty.
DeFreitas will remain in custody until his trial, which is expected to take place in April.
The teenager and his cutlass toting accomplice scaled the school’s wall on 31st January with the intention of attacking a student.
The plan failed after they were scared off by teachers.
That incident has triggered protests by parents and renewed demands from teachers for the Ministry of Education and the government to take immediate action to improve public school security.
The government has said it is working on improving lighting on public school campuses which will allow closed circuit television cameras to be installed.
