A horrific stabbing incident that occurred at a secondary school in St. Kitts on Wednesday May 17th, is under investigation, police say.

A police communiqué says lawmen received reports of an altercation between four students at the Charles E. Mills Secondary School (CEMSS) that left one fifteen (15) year old male requiring emergency surgery. Four students – two siblings male and female, aged fifteen (15), and two other females in the same age range were involved in the altercation.

During the course of the scuffle, the male received a stab wound to the back with a pocket knife. He was transported to the Pogson Hospital and shortly thereafter, to the Joseph N. France (JNF) General Hospital for emergency surgery having suffered a collapsed lung as a result of the stab wound.

As of Thursday May 18th, he is warded at the Intensive Care Unit and listed in stable condition. The offending weapon has been retrieved and taken into Police custody.