14-year-old girl set 15-year-old girl on fire in Saskatoon high school: police

Published: Sep 05, 2024 Duration: 00:01:37 Category: News & Politics

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the call came in just after 12:00 police were told to come quickly because a student had been attacked and a fire had been started the suspect we have in custody started the other uh the victim on fire a resource officer just happened to be inside the school at another event he was able to get to the scene and quickly arrest the 14-year-old girl and who they say they believe set the 15-year-old girl on fire the 15-year-old victim is in the hospital now and her condition is not known the suspect will be held for 24 hours while police determine what happened the way the investigation works is that the detectives in our serious assault unit will be interviewing Witnesses Gathering any evidence they could if there's video um that type of stuff they may in conjunction with the crown prosecutor find out what are the appropriate charges but at this point uh the suspect is in custody as the investigation unfolds they'll determine what the evidence tells them the proper charge would be police also say a teacher was injured by the fire while trying to put it out he was also treated in the hospital after the incident the school says it has canceled classes for tomorrow but it says says its doors will be open tomorrow for students to come and pick up their belongings and access counseling for the officer who responded it was also a hard day major concerns because one of my officers was there unseen immediately and so um we do have protocols obviously within our service as well that are being kicked into to place right now to ensure that we look after their their mental well-being because this is not just another day at the office a statement from the Saskatoon Public School Division says it was a traumatic incident for the entire School community Liam Mo Conor CBC News Saskatoon

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