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Deadly cellphone fight
Posted by ShopinJA in Breaking News on June 25th, 2009
Really Sad to read about something like this, more so that it resulted in the death of a student. Back in my school days, one would never imagine the day when a cell phone would be allowed in schools, to the point where ‘every’ student has a cell phone, yeah its convenient, but something like this should be done in moderation, and them beyond that, seems every student has a knife now
One auto school student killed, second serious in hospital
BY KIMMO MATTHEWS, Observer staff reporter matthewsk@jamaicaobserver.com | Thursday, June 25, 2009
A student from the Kingston-based Jamaican German Automotive School died in hospital yesterday while another was battling for life last night following a late morning dispute over a cellular phone at the school.

Students exit the Jamaican German Automotive School on Maxfield Avenue, Kingston, yesterday morning. Classes at the automotive school were suspended yesterday after a fight between two students over a cellphone left one dead and the other battling for life at hospital. (Photo: Bryan Cummings)
Up to press time yesterday the name of the deceased was not released, but a school official gave the ages of the students involved in the fight as 18 and 19 years respectively.













