17 YO STUDENT STABBED TO DEATH IN GORDON PEN

A trauma team from the Ministry of Education is at Spanish Town High school in St. Catherine offering grief counselling and support following the murder of a Grade 11 student whose body was found buried in a shallow grave on Sunday night.

Another trauma team from the Ministry visited the school on Tuesday.

The body of 17 year old Courtney Sterling was found with stab wounds to the head in Gordon Pen, St. Catherine.

He was reported missing on Friday night.

In a statement Wednesday morning, Education Minister Senator Ruel Reid described Courtney’s killing as a heinous act.

Bentley Brown, Principal of Spanish Town High, has described the teenager as a promising student who was scheduled to sit six CSEC subjects in May.

He was the only son for his parents and leaves behind two sisters.

4 thoughts on “17 YO STUDENT STABBED TO DEATH IN GORDON PEN

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Back to top